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?