Talk:A World of War: World II (Map Game)/@comment-30574470-20160505102858

This will be my 2017 turn instead, since no one could be bothered to add it in 2016. (Including me.)

Republic of the Philippines
 * Summary: A coup topples the government and a new Benevolent Dictator is declared. Her name is Rubena Miela Tondra Juvela. The economy remains stable. Relations are improved with Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, China, and Australia. Military spending is greatly reduced.
 * Government: Rubena Miela Tondra Juvela greatly reforms the Philippines. Food Production, Public Transport, scientific research and most big Filipino companies are now controlled by the government. Money is poured into Public Transport, Social Welfare, and Education. The people are given many civil rights, as most drugs are legalised, and all marriage is legal. All meat production is banned, and destruction of the Wildlife ceases.
 * Politics: The country switches to a one party system. This means that Rubena can implement her lasting policies.
 * Research: Scientific facilities are now government controlled, and are all focused on making the country as green as possible.
 * Demographics: Major reforms and changes occur.
 * Education: Education undergoes major reforms.
 * Students engage via Project-based Learning: Students go beyond the textbook to study complex topics based on real-world issues, such as the water quality in their communities or the history of their town, analyzing information from multiple sources, including the Internet and interviews with experts. Project-based classwork is more demanding than traditional book-based instruction, where students may just memorize facts from a single source. Instead, students utilize original documents and data, mastering principles covered in traditional courses but learning them in more meaningful ways. Projects can last weeks; multiple projects can cover entire courses. Student work is presented to audiences beyond the teacher, including parents and community groups.
 * Students connect via Integrated Studies: Studies should enable students to reach across traditional disciplines and explore their relationships. History, literature, and art can be interwoven and studied together. Integrated studies enable subjects to be investigated using many forms of knowledge and expression, as literacy skills are expanded beyond the traditional focus on words and numbers to include graphics, color, music, and motion.
 * Students share via Cooperative Learning: Working together on project teams and guided by trained teachers, students learn the skills of collaborating, managing emotions, and resolving conflicts in groups. Each member of the team is responsible for learning the subject matter as well as helping teammates to learn. Cooperative learning develops social and emotional skills, providing a valuable foundation for their lives as workers, family members, and citizens.
 * Students expand via Comprehensive Assessments: Assessment should be expanded beyond simple test scores to instead provide a detailed, continuous profile of student strengths and weaknesses. Teachers, parents, and individual students can closely monitor academic progress and use the assessment to focus on areas that need improvement. Tests should be an opportunity for students to learn from their mistakes, retake the test, and improve their scores.
 * Teachers coach via becoming Intellectual and Emotional Guides: The most important role for teachers is to coach and guide students through the learning process, giving special attention to nurturing a student's interests and self-confidence. As technology provides more curricula, teachers can spend less time lecturing entire classes and more time mentoring students as individuals and tutoring them in areas in which they need help or seek additional challenges.
 * Teachers learn via Teaching as Apprenticeship: Preparation for a teaching career should follow the model of apprenticeships, in which novices learn from experienced masters. Student teachers should spend less time in lecture halls learning educational theory and more time in classrooms, working directly with students and master teachers. Teaching skills should be continually sharpened, with time to take courses, attend conferences, and share lessons and tips with other teachers, online and in person.
 * Schools adopt Technology: The intelligent use of technology can transform and improve almost every aspect of school, modernizing the nature of curriculum, student assignments, parental connections, and administration. Online curricula now include lesson plans, simulations, and demonstrations for classroom use and review. With online connections, students can share their work and communicate more productively and creatively. Teachers can maintain records and assessments using software tools and stay in close touch with students and families via email and voicemail. Schools can reduce administrative costs by using technology tools, as other fields have done, and provide more funds for the classroom.
 * Schools reorganize resources: Resources of time, money, and facilities must be restructured. The school day should allow for more in-depth project work beyond the 45-minute period, including block scheduling of classes two hours or longer. Schools should not close for a three-month summer vacation, but should remain open for student activities, teacher development, and community use. Through the practice of looping, elementary school teachers stay with a class for two or more years, deepening their relationships with students. More money in school districts should be directed to the classroom rather than the bureaucracy. New school construction and renovation should emphasize school design that supports students and teachers collaborating in teams, with pervasive access to technology. Schools can be redesigned to also serve as community centers that provide health and social services for families, as well as counseling and parenting classes.
 * Communities involve Parents: When schoolwork involves parents, students learn more. Parents and other caregivers are a child's first teachers and can instill values that encourage school learning. Schools should build strong alliances with parents and welcome their active participation in the classroom. Educators should inform parents of the school's educational goals, the importance of high expectations for each child, and ways of assisting with homework and classroom lessons.
 * Communities include Community Partners: Partnerships with a wide range of community organizations, including business, higher education, museums, and government agencies, provide critically needed materials, technology, and experiences for students and teachers. These groups expose students and teachers to the world of work through school-to-career programs and internships. Schools should enlist professionals to act as instructors and mentors for students.
 * Economy: The economy slightly suffers as all meat production, meat exports, meat imports, timber exports, timber imports, etc. have ceased after Rubena’s reforms.
 * Culture: Major ethnic groups, such as Visayan and Tagalog, make up 31.6% and 28.1% respectively. Minor ethnic groups are as follows: Ilocano (9%), Bikol (6%), Kapampangan (3%), Pangasinan (2%), Zamboangueño (1.5%) & others (23.3%)
 * Religion: There are 10.3 million Muslims, or about 11 percent of the total population. 1.8% are Protestant Christians and 10.9% are irreligious. Other Christian denominations include the Iglesia ni Cristo (one of a number of separate Churches of Christ generally not affiliated with one another), Philippine Independent Church (more commonly called the Aglipayan Church), Members Church of God International, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Minority religions include Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism. Orthodox Christians also live in Philippines. Protestant Christianity arrived in the Philippines during the 20th century, introduced by American missionaries. Other religions include Judaism, Mahayana Buddhism, often mixed with Taoist beliefs, Hinduism, and Sikhism. Animism and Paganism are also followed.
 * Population: The current population is 102,437,390, with a growth rate of 1.9%. The birth rate is 19.0 births/1,000 population. The death rate is 5.2 deaths/1,000 population. The life expectancy is 71.66 years, with the male life expectancy at 68.72 years, and the female life expectancy at 74.74 years. The fertility rate is at 3.0 children born/woman, and the infant mortality is at 19.34 deaths/1,000 live births. Both of these are expected to decrease over the next 5-10 years. The net migration rate is at -1.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population. A lot of the population is concentrated around Manila.
 * Diplomacy: The Philippines will be neutral in all Global affairs.
 * Singapore: Relations are increased.
 * China: Relations are increased.
 * Indonesia: Relations are increased.
 * Military: Demilitarization begins.
 * Ground: Ground forces are severely reduced. Mostly in the realm of Tanks and Trucks. They are sold to mysterious bidders.
 * Air: The Air Force is kept relatively intact.
 * Naval: The Navy is kept relatively intact.