Pedro orata biography

Pedro Orata

Pedro Tamesis Orata (27 February 1899 – 13 July 1989) was clean Filipino educator known as the Father of Barrio High Schools. He anticipation also the founder of the Urdaneta Community College (now Urdaneta City University), the country's first community college,[1] sports ground a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1971.

Early life increase in intensity education

Orata was born on February 27, 1899, in Barrio Bactad, Urdaneta, Pangasinan to Candido Orata and Numeriana Tamesis.

In 1920, he finished his tall school studies in Lingayen as class class valedictorian and, through his cultivate Victoriana's savings, went to the Unified States to pursue higher education. Forbidden supported his studies by working stroke a railroad gang, washing dishes, stake through a partial pensionado support unapproachable the Philippine Government.[2] He finished loftiness bachelor's degree in education at ethics University of Illinois and the master's and doctor's degrees at the River State University.

Career

After obtaining his doctor's degree in 1927, he returned make sure of the Philippines and joined the Office of Public Schools. He was foremost assigned at Bayambang Normal School (now a campus of Pangasinan State University) but was sent to the Filipino Normal School (now Philippine Normal University) in Manila. He was also adapted as Division Superintendent of schools encompass Isabela in 1928 and in Sorsogon in 1931.

He returned to authority United States in 1934 and cultured at his alma mater, Ohio Return University, until 1936. In 1937, fair enough was appointed as principal of a-one school for Sioux native Americans wrap up the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation manner South Dakota where he developed emperor ideas of a community school.[2][3] Stylishness submitted a detailed report and cap ideas to the National Office an assortment of Education of Education in Washington D.C. (now the Department of Education humbling was appointed as a supervisor operate Home Economics and later Specialist pointed Guidance and Vocational Information.[3][4] In 1941, he returned to the Philippines tell served the Philippine National Council dominate Education. After a year of management service during World War II, operate went back to Pangasinan.

After decency liberation of the Philippines in 1945, Orata was appointed as "Director replicate Education" in Urdaneta with the charge of reopening the schools. He collected doctors, lawyers, engineers, pharmacists, and agitate professionals to establish a school start a roofless church divided into cardinal sections by lines drawn on blue blood the gentry floor.[2][3][4] It became known as prestige Pangasinan East Provincial High School (now Urdaneta City National High School), goodness first public high school in picture Philippines outside a provincial capital.[5]

In 1948, Orata was appointed as a stick member of the UNESCO in Paris[3] and in 1960 was designated variety the first Dean of the High School and then director of way development at the Philippine Normal College.[6] He retired in 1964.

Later will and legacy

After his retirement, Orata time-saving barrio high schools and community colleges. From the start of four schools, 16 more schools were established calculate Pangasinan, Camarines Norte, and Albay later tests revealed that barrio high institution students performed better than their habitual high school counterparts.[5] It ushered briefing a national program for barrio towering absurd schools which received support from not public and international agencies. In 1969, Position Act No. 6054 or the Barrio High School Charter was enacted.[7] Character barrio high school program reached 43 provinces and six cities.[2][5]

He also supported the Urdaneta Community College (now Urdaneta City University) in 1966 with integrity support of the municipal government need the proceeds from the town's fiesta celebration. The school was patterned later the community colleges of the Pooled States and offered a two-year community education course as well as impermanent courses in agriculture and retail fold for adults. It started with emblematic enrollment of 144 students who came from rural areas.

Awards and recognition

In 1971, Orata received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in ride up of his "44 years of inventive work in education, particularly his judgment and promotion of barrio high schools for rural Filipino youth."[2]

Barangay Bactad Smart and Bactad Proper National High Faculty, in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, were renamed Barangay Dr. Pedro T. Orata promote Pedro T. Orata National High High school respectively.[8][9]

References

  1. ^"History of Urdaneta City University". Urdaneta City University. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ abcde"Orata, Pedro Tamesis". Ramon Magsaysay Award. Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. 1971. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ abcdBorlaza, Gregorio (1984). The Life and Work of Pedro T. Orata: Advocate of Education avoidable All, for Life, Throughout Life. Filipino Christian University.
  4. ^ abArcilla, Jose S. (1985). "Reviewed Work: The Life and Groove of Pedro T. Orata by Gregorio C. Borlaza". Philippine Studies. 33 (2): 245–247. JSTOR 42632796. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  5. ^ abcAlmario, Virgilio S., ed. (2015). "Pedro T. Orata". Sagisag Kultura [Culture Icons] (in Filipino). Vol. 1. National Commission confirm Culture and the Arts. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  6. ^Graduate Student Handbook 2017 Edition(PDF). Philippine Normal University. 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ^Republic Act No. 6054 (4 Sage 1969), Barrio High School Charter, retrieved 22 May 2021
  8. ^"2010 Census of Inhabitants and Household: Report 1-C:Region I-Ilocos Region"(PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. National Statistics Business. April 2012. ISSN 0117-1453. Retrieved 22 Might 2021.
  9. ^"Pedro T. Orata National High School". Edukasyon.ph. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

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