Facilitator:
Mark Angelo A. Roma
FACILITATOR’S
CORNER
“WE NEED TO ADD TWO YEARS TO
OUR BASIC EDUCATION. THOSE WHO
CAN AFFORD PAY UP TO FOURTEEN
YEARS OF SCHOOLING BEFORE
UNIVERSITY. THUS, THEIR CHILDREN
ARE GETTING INTO THE BEST
UNIVERSITIES AND THE BEST JOBS
AFTER GRADUATION. I WANT AT
LEAST 12 YEARS FOR OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOL CHILDREN TO GIVE THEM AN
EVEN CHANCE AT SUCCEEDING.”
-PRESIDENT BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
WHAT IS YOUR
VIEW OF A HIGH
SCHOOL
GRADUATE NOW?
IN TERMS OF
SKILLS. IN TERMS
OF ATTITUDES. IN
TERMS OF
EMOTIONS.
WHAT CAN YOU
SAY WITH THE
PRESENT BASIC
EDUCATION
CYCLE? THE
TEXTBOOKS.
THE SUBJECTS.
THE TEACHERS.
WHAT CAN YOU SUGGEST TO IMPROVE
THE EDUCATIONAL QUALITY THAT WE
HAVE AS OF NOW? THE TEACHERS. THE
APPROACH. THE SUBJECTS. THE
ACTIVITIES.
WHAT IS YOUR STAND IN
THE PROPOSED ENHANCED
K+12 PROGRAM OF THE
DEPED?
MY STAND ON K+12
High school graduates now are less better than high school graduates in the past in terms of skills and attitudes.
The present education cycle of the country is not so good, it may need major improvements to give students better education. Yes, we need to change the schedule of the classes to give students more free time to relax because as I can see students today are very much tired of school works.
-Mark Daniel Dacles(Samar National School)
Ginoong Agham 2010, Samar Division
MY STAND ON K+12
Most high school graduates are not prepared
to face college which means their skills are
not yet well developed.
If this will be implemented, make sure that
the significant years will be handled by the
right teachers.
-Jemaima Sarah Zosa(Ateneo De Manila University)
Editor-in-chief (The Horizon) S.Y. 2009-2010
MY STAND ON K+12
For me the only problem is the quality of the
education not the length of education.
Make sure that the quality of teaching is nice
for me the problem is not the students
its the teachers on how they will share
knowledge to their students and the way
they teach
-Lawrrence Lozano(University of San Carlos, Cebu City)
Mr. RSSPC, 1st Runner-up Region VIIIS.Y.
2009-2010
MY STAND ON K+12
Proposed k+12 program is a program which gives hope for a better quality education for a quality living...my stand here is agree with that proposed program because it is a way of reducing burdens in terms of mental aspect, it maybe too heavy for the parents to support their child financially...
admitting the fact that it is an additional level in the educational system, we still have to prefer for the future of the child...
let us always remember that quality education speaks and acts loud than the quantity of education it may take!
-Ronald Abegonia Cavero(Philippine International School of Qatar)
International Primary Teacher
WHAT IS K+12?
K12 means Kindergarten and the 12 years of elementary and secondary education.
Kindergarten refers to the 5-year old cohort that takes a standardized kinder curriculum.
Elementary education refers to primary schooling that involves six or seven years of education.
Secondary education refers to high school.
AFTER CONSIDERING VARIOUS
PROPOSALS AND STUDIES, THE MODEL THAT IS
CURRENTLY BEING PROPOSED BY DEPED IS
THE K-6-4-2 MODEL. THIS MODEL INVOLVES
KINDERGARTEN, SIX YEARS OF ELEMENTARY
EDUCATION, FOUR YEARS OF JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL (GRADES 7-10) AND TWO YEARS OF
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES 11-12). THE
TWO YEARS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL INTEND
TO PROVIDE TIME FOR STUDENTS TO
CONSOLIDATE ACQUIRED ACADEMIC SKILLS
AND COMPETENCIES.
FEATURES OF K-6-4-2 Kindergarten and 12 years of quality basic
education is a right of every Filipino,
therefore they must be and will be provided
by government and will be free.
Those who go through the 12 years cycle
will get an elementary diploma (6 years), a
junior high school diploma (4 years), and a
senior high school diploma (2 years)
A full 12 years of basic education will
eventually be required for entry into
tertiary level education (entering freshmen
by S.Y. 2018-2019 or seven years from now.
PHASES OF
IMPLEMENTATION Universal Kindergarten will be offered starting
SY 2011-2012.
DepEd will begin unclogging the basic
education curriculum in SY 2012-2013
The enhanced 12-year curriculum will be
implemented starting with incoming Grade I
students of SY 2012-2013
Incoming freshmen of SY 2012-2013 will be the
first beneficiary of a free Senior High School
education that will be made available by
DepEd in public schools beginning SY 2016-
2017. Electives to be offered in Senior HS ( arts,
music, tech-voc…etc)
IN IMPLEMENTING THE K-6-4-2
PROPOSAL, DEPED WILL TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS
OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES BEFORE
2016. THE MECHANICS AND OTHER
DETAILS OF THE TRANSITION PLAN WILL
BE THRESHED OUT WITH HEIS IN
COORDINATION WITH CHED, TESDA
AND OTHER CRITICAL STAKEHOLDERS
WHAT IS SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL?
TWO YEARS OF IN-DEPTH SPECIALIZATION FOR
STUDENTS DEPENDING ON THE
OCCUPATION/CAREER TRACK THEY WISH TO
PURSUE…
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES RELEVANT TO THE
JOB MARKET…
THE 2 YEARS OF SENIOR HS INTEND TO PROVIDE
TIME FOR STUDENTS TO CONSOLIDATE ACQUIRED
ACADEMIC SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES.
THE CURRICULUM WILL ALLOW SPECIALIZATIONS
IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MUSIC AND ARTS,
AGRICULTURE AND FISHIRIES, SPORTS, BUSINESS
AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
WHAT WILL THE SOCIETY
GAIN FROM K+12?
K+12 WILL FACILITATE ACCELERATED ECONOMIC GROWTH.
K+12 WILL FACILITATE MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF FILIPINO GRADUATES AND PROFESSIONALS IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
A BETTER EDUCATED SOCIETY PROVIDES A SOUND FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SEVERAL STUDIES SHOWN THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION WILL INCREASE GDP GROWTH BY AS MUCH AS 2%. STUDIES IN THE UK, INDIA, AND US SHOW THAT ADDITIONAL YEARS OF SCHOOLING ALSO HAVE POSITIVE OVERALL IMPACT ON SOCIETY
WHY ADD TWO MORE YEARS?
Decongest and enhance the basic education
curriculum
Better quality education for all
Philippines is the only remaining country in
Asia with a 10-year basic education program.
K+12 is not new. The proposal to expand the
basic education dates back to 1925
Studies in the Philippines have shown that
an additional year of schooling increases
earnings by 7.5%
Studies validate that improvements in the
quality of education will increase GDP
Growth by 2% to 2.2%.
Minus 2 instead of plus two for those families
who cannot afford a college education but
wish to have their children find a good paying
job. Right now, parents spend for at least 4
years of college to have an employable job. In
our model, parents will not pay 2 years of
basic education that will give them an
employable child. In effect, we are saving
parents 2 years of expenses. The plan is not
“PLUS 2 YEARS BEFORE GRADUATION
BUT MINUS 2 YEARS BEFORE WORK”…
Inspire a shift in attitude that completion of
high school education is more than just
preparation for college but can be sufficient
for a gainful or career.
WHERE ARE WE AT NOW?
Insufficient mastery of basic
competencies due to congested
curriculum. 12-year curriculum is being
delivered in 10 years.
High School graduates are younger than
18 years old and lack basic competencies
and maturity. They cannot legally enter
into contracts and are not emotionally
mature for
entrepreneurship/employment.
Other countries view the 10-year
education cycle as insufficient.
LET’S TALK ABOUT FACTS
AND DATA ABOUT THE
PRESENT QUALITY OF
EDUCATION THAT WE HAVE…
K+12 EDUCATION VISION
GRADUATES OF ENHANCED K+12 BASIC
EDUCATION PROGRAM WILL:
Acquire mastery of basic competencies
Be more emotionally mature
Be socially-aware, pro-active, involved in
public and civic affairs
Be adequately prepared for the world of
work or entrepreneurship or higher
education
Be legally employable with potential
earnings.
Be globally competitive
EVERY GRADUATE OF THE ENHANCED
K+12 BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IS
AN EMPOWERED INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS
LEARNED, THROUGH A PROGRAM
THAT IS ROOTED ON SOUND
EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLES AND
GEARED TOWARDS EXCELLENCE, THE
FOUNDATIONS FOR LEARNING
THROUGHOUT LIFE, THE
COMPETENCE TO ENGAGE IN WORK
AND BE PRODUCTIVE, THE ABILITY TO
COEXIST IN FRUITFUL HARMONY WITH
LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES,
THE CAPABILITY TO ENGAGE IN
AUTONOMOUS CRITICAL THINKING
AND THE CAPACITY TO TRANSFORM
OTHERS AND ONE’S SELF.
WHAT IS YOUR STAND IN
THE PROPOSED ENHANCED
K+12 PROGRAM OF THE
DEPED?