K+12 System: A enhanced fit for students?
“Filipinos are known to be competitive in the international community. While this may be true, our current education system hinders us in becoming more competitive among other countries.”
This quotation from A.T. Abueva of HubPages caught my attention as I struggle to know more about the “Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2011” or what is commonly known as the K+12 Program. Through the articles that I have read and studied, it made me realized that K+12 is not the solution to cope the increasing rate of educational problems in the Philippines.
Filipinos have deep and warmth regard for education. Education occupies a central place in the Philippine economic, political, social and cultural life. It has been strongly viewed as the pillar of national development and a primary avenue for social and economic mobility which supports the progress and development of the country. A strong proof of the importance placed in education is the percentage of the national government budget going to that sector. The Department of Education is given the highest budget allocation among government agencies each year as required by the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
Many of us consider that the key to success and development is education. A great education begins with the desire to learn (Osterberg, 2004). It provides us knowledge about the world, strengthens our outlook in life and helps build opinions and have points of view in everything about life. Education is a tool in bringing our dreams to reality. It opens up doors to every opportunity that would give success in one's life (Oak, 2010). Education is really powerful in a way that it brings the best in us to show what we can do to change or to improve our lives in a way we can be.
In our country's phase, the Philippine government offers only 10 years in basic education (6 years for elementary and 4 for high school years), which is the lowest as compared to 12 years in many countries in the world (PCER, 1999). Philippines is the
This quotation from A.T. Abueva of HubPages caught my attention as I struggle to know more about the “Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2011” or what is commonly known as the K+12 Program. Through the articles that I have read and studied, it made me realized that K+12 is not the solution to cope the increasing rate of educational problems in the Philippines.
Filipinos have deep and warmth regard for education. Education occupies a central place in the Philippine economic, political, social and cultural life. It has been strongly viewed as the pillar of national development and a primary avenue for social and economic mobility which supports the progress and development of the country. A strong proof of the importance placed in education is the percentage of the national government budget going to that sector. The Department of Education is given the highest budget allocation among government agencies each year as required by the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
Many of us consider that the key to success and development is education. A great education begins with the desire to learn (Osterberg, 2004). It provides us knowledge about the world, strengthens our outlook in life and helps build opinions and have points of view in everything about life. Education is a tool in bringing our dreams to reality. It opens up doors to every opportunity that would give success in one's life (Oak, 2010). Education is really powerful in a way that it brings the best in us to show what we can do to change or to improve our lives in a way we can be.
In our country's phase, the Philippine government offers only 10 years in basic education (6 years for elementary and 4 for high school years), which is the lowest as compared to 12 years in many countries in the world (PCER, 1999). Philippines is the