Let’s Check for Undertstanding

I. Put a check (/) before the statement/s that apply/ies to SBM and an (X) before those that
don’t.

___1 In SBM, only the school head matters.

___2 In SBM, Schools Division Superintendent is the leader
___3 Parents who have no children in the school cannot be consulted in SBM.
___4 School empowerment is the essence of SBM.
___5 Students cannot be consulted by the school head because they are not yet adults.
___6 One advantage of SBM is the development of a sense of school ownership among others
of the academic and larger community.
___7 SBM is aligned to the principle of subsidiarity
___8 SBM succeeds even if school head is closed to ideas and suggestions. Anyway he/she is
the head on whom the solution of the problem depends.
___9 SBM has no weakness, only strengths.
___10 In SBM, experimentation is welcome.

II. Metaphoric Thinking

To which do you compare SBM? Write a metaphor.
SBM is __________________________________.

As a future teacher what did you find most meaningful in this lesson and why?
Answer:

III. Taking it to the Net

Which countries apply SBM? Did SBM implementation help improve their schools? Share
your findings.