How To Virtually Teach: Sikolohiyang Pilipino

-Jay A. Yacat
June 17, 2020
Why teach
- Creates a more inclusive psychology
o Gusto nating mapagusapan
- Correct the biases of a dominantly Euro-American psychology
o Particular topics to teac, ex. Development of human – are we interdependent rather
than independent?
- Expands the knowledge of base of psychology
Why SP matter for Filipino
1. Opportunities
2. Decolonization
a. Anu yung ngayun

Assumptions

1. Psychology as WEIRD
a. Western, Educated (English-speaking), Industrialized, Rich, and democratic countries
 b. 7% non weird

- Meron tayong illusion na lahat ay para sa isa

- Kaninong psychology yun

2. Blind faith
a. Basta sumunod ka nalang?
b. Kung one size fits all, dapat yung psychological experience natin sa Pilipinas ay
applicable din sa US o ibang bansa.
c. Copycat psychology
i. Para lang tayong spectator kasi hindi natin ito experience

ii.
 1. RRL – only western; no RRL, no research
iii.

1. What might be available, might not be same

iv.

1. Hindi marunong makipagusap sa sariling Pinoy.

 d. We compare ourselves, we develop inferiority complex/ Tayo yung lumilitaw na parang
hindi normal.
e. Colonial Mentality
3.

a. Indigenous to other countries but not us

 i. Within the culture – pwedeng galling sa labas pero na developed or transformed
into us
ii. Local behaviors – political divisions, disaster
iii. Local frame of reference – respondents and respondents should be ours.
iv. Meaningful – magagamit

- Common across countries with long history of colonization

- Indigenous psychology differs from each country; can be from original people or religious
context
- Hindi imbento.

- Culture at psychology
- Teacher: accept the inherent political nature of SP
4.

- PAGBABAGO NG PSYCHOLOGY para sa culture

- Para magamit, kailangan I contextualized
- Hindi kailangan itapon lahat ng pop psychology

- Pag aaralan mo para ma adopt.

- Local to psychological
5.

a. Needs of understanding the culture

6.

a. How you view you experience, reflects your culture.

- Worldview as a reflection of your nature

7.

a. Nagbabago tayo through time.

 8.

a. Who’s the privilege, who’s marginalized group?

b. You cannot not make a political comments. We cannot be silent

Teachers need to go beyond the nature of Psychology

Sobrang importante ng sikolohiya para iwan lang sa sikolohista (dr. Enriquez)

- Different entity
`- Students must be critical self-reflective more than memorization
- Core unit

- Inter sectional diversties: SOGIE, Religion, concept of peace

- Kung bibinyagan ka ulit, anung indigenous name ang ibibigay mo sa sarili mo>
- Analyze the cultural logic
- Bakit merong ganun. Anu yung function ng legends or cultural artifacts

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