JOSEPHINE M.

BARAJAS
BSED-ENGLISH 2A
THE TEACHER AND THE COMMUNITY
SCHOOL CULTURE AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Let’s check for Understanding:

WEAKNESSES:
1. Extreme family centeredness
- it refers to the excessive concern for family and using one’s power to promote family
interests that lead to functionalism patronage, political dynasties, and protection for
erring family members. For example, there’s a community project then it may be
awarded to the government official to his family members or relatives because it will
profit this person. Therefore, it results lack of concern for the common good and acts for
others.

2. Extreme Personalism
- It refers to the person who takes everything personally and cannot separate their work
from their emotional involvement. In addition, the person uses his connections to be
able to make their works easier. For example, when someone is applying for a job then
they seek help to their ninong and compadre, family and relatives, and friends who has
the influence and power to get their prefer work. This shows a palakasan system
wherein things are done easily and in a short period of time because they know
powerful persons. Therefore it can lead to nepotism, lagayan, croyism and worst, to
graft and corruption.

3. Lack of Discipline
- It refers to a casual attitude towards time and space wherein people tend to disregard
and disobey the rules and regulations and has lack of commitment. Persons are too
relaxed and has poor time management. For example, as a student, I have so many
school works and assignments. However, instead of doing it I prioritized watching some
TikTok videos.

4. Passivity and Lack of initiative

- It refers to an attitude wherein you are waiting to be told what to do. We tend to show
strong reliance on others like government and other leaders to do things for us. We tend
to show no sense of urgency about any problem. For example, in our house, if my
mother will not tell me to wash the dishes then I will not do it because no one told me to
do it.

5. Colonial Mentality
- It refers to lack of patriotism wherein we are lack of active awareness, appreciation and
love for our own country. For example, us Filipinos love everything that is imported
believing that foreign-made items are better, and even foreign languages are better. We
tend to think that if someone uses imported things and foreign language they were the
 intelligent and better than ours. Therefore, it is alright to appreciate good aspects of
other culture but it is not right to look down on local Filipino’s talents, abilities, language,
and products.

6. Kanya – kanya syndrome & Talangka mentality

- It refers to an attitude wherein do not seem happy when someone becomes successful
and has an achievement in life. For example, in our barangay, if there is someone who
becomes successful in life then they will make gossip about him/her about something.
They will try to destroy him/her by spreading rumors and nasty things which are not true
at all and only gossip (chismis) Therefore, this attitude is lack of sense of service among
people and dampens cooperation, unity, and community spirit.

7. Lack of Self Analysis and Self – reflection

- It refers to our attitude that tendency to be superficial and somewhat flighty wherein we
tend to make fun or joke in the serious situation that must be taken seriously. Then, if
things went wrong we are blaming others than asking ourselves what did I do wrong.

8. Emphasis on porma rather substance

- It refers to our attitude wherein we desire or attracted to what we see or the physical
appearance. For example, our desire to use flashy sets, accessories, signature clothes,
and other bongga features to reinforce the porma.

STRENGTHS:

1. Pakikipag Kapwa-Tao
- When a person is driven and make friends to others by his own interests. We can easily
empathize with others at the same time envious. In addition, if you can’t say no to your
friends and you are being taken for granted.

2. Family Orientation
- When a person prevent others from reaching out beyond the family to the larger
community and our nation. For instance, if you are the eldest it means you will be the
breadwinner of you family to the point that you prioritized their needs and nothing left on
him/her.

3. Joy and Humor

- When a person is sensible and not recognizing that they are in a very serious situation
that needed to take seriously.

4. Flexibility, adaptability and creativity

- When a person starts neglecting his/her health just to prove something and prove that
you can do anything that are given to you. Therefore, abusing yourself just to prove
something.

5. Hardworking and Industry

- When a person works hard too much and can benefit to there team members, but it is
not sustaining him/her so he might feel demotivated.

6. Faith and religiosity

- When a person becomes dependent on forces outside, and do nothing that makes us
submissive to God’s will.

7. Ability to Survive
- When a person lacks with self-reflection and our coping mechanism when facing difficult
challenges is to compete with each others. For example, the starts of pandemic,
wherein all people were panic buying such as alcohol, facemask, and face shields just
to survive. However, they don’t realize that because of that they become greedy as they
aiming to survive.