Democracy makes a great point of freedom in education. The basic purpose of freedom is to ensure for the individual an opportunity to express his unique personality, to be different from his neighbors.

It is the freedom of teachers and students to teach, study, and pursue knowledge and research without unreasonable interference from law, institutional regulations or public pressure. Its basic elements include the freedom of teachers to inquire into any subject that evokes their intellectual concern; to present their findings to their students, colleagues, and others; to publish their data and conclusions without control or censorship and to teach in the manner they consider professionally appropriate. For pupils, the basic elements include the freedom to study subjects that concern them and to form conclusions for themselves and express their opinions.

By: Estelita C. Alim | Teacher I | Limay National Highschool | Limay, Bataan