What is k plus 12 of DEPED?

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"K plus 12" aims to make basic education sufficient enough so that anyone who graduates can be gainfully employed and have a productive life. "K plus 12" will look at the possibility of specialized education such as a high school or community, which will focus on the arts or agriculture.

The K-12 Education plan is said to add one more year on both primary and secondary levels plus kindergarten. Though the opinion and reaction of the public are divided, some are in favor and some are not. Among the main issues that relates to the K-12 program are the financial capacity of parents, the number of schools and classrooms, the number of teachers, and even the availability of books and other school supplies.

Though, DepEd (The Department of Education) also stated that the government will basically shoulder most of the education costs.

Opinion

"On the Lighter Side"

If the K-12 Education Plan becomes successful, then the Philippine education system can become more competitive among other countries countries around the world. Though there are still some problems that the government needs to solve before they can successfully implement the plan. The proposed program is good but it still won't work if the needed elements to make it work isn't present.

Such elements includes the addressed problems mentioned above, especially the number of public school classrooms plus the adequate supply of classroom chairs, books, etc. If the government could allot a bigger budget to educational needs, then we could be one-step ahead towards the success of the K-12 program.

Furthermore, parents (especially those who belongs in the poor sector) should be properly informed and motivated of the advantages of the K-12 Education Plan. This is very important since parents plays a major role in providing the child's school allowances, supplies, and fees for other school projects and activities. Add to that the support of parents towards their children in terms of guidance and teaching.

Once this succeeds, it is best hoped that Filipino students would be more literate, skilled, and competitive to be able to find jobs more easily and contribute to the country's pride as well as the country's economy.

Davao City Rep. Karlo Alexi Nograles, however, said DepEd's planned 12-year basic education cycle is ideal but is unrealistic under the present conditions of the country's existing educational facilities and implementing it at this time will only drive more youths to drop out of school.

"The reality on the ground is that some schools even have to divide their classes to morning and afternoon sessions to accommodate more students. In some places, classes are still being held under the trees or have to mix students from different levels just to accommodate all of them in one class. We need to modernize our public school system first before we could even consider expanding the cycle of our basic education system," he pointed out.

"This plan is ideal but unrealistic and perhaps a misplaced priority at this time. In an ideal world, the proposed 12-year basic education is a very good idea. However, we must first address more immediate concerns like the lack of school buildings, textbooks, classrooms, laboratory equipment, computers and many other things. We don't even have enough teachers to cover our present 10-year basic education cycle because many of them have gone abroad to work as caregivers," he added.