k to 12 curriculum

Reaction on K to 12 Curriculum

K to 12 CURRICULUM
An act enhancing the Phil Basic Education System and Strengthening its curriculum and increasing the number of years for basic education, appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes.
The Curriculum shall be learner-centered, inclusive and developmentally appropriate, relevant, responsive and research based, culture sensitive and contextualized and global.
It use pedagogical approaches that are constructivist, inquiry based, reflective, collaborative and integrative
Adhere to the principles and framework of Mother Tongue- Based, multilingual education where the leavers are and from what they already knew, proceeding from the known to the unknown, instructional materials and capable teachers to implement the MTB-MLE curriculum and use the spiral progression approach to ensure mastery of knowledge and skills after each level.
Be flexible enough to enable and allow schools to localize, indigenize and enhance the same based on their respective educational and social context. The production and development of locally produced teaching materials shall be encouraged and approval of these materials shall be devolve to the regional and division education units.
The K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum is geared towards the development of holistically developed Filipino with 21st century skills who is ready for employment, entrepreneurship, middle level skills development and higher education upon graduation.
It is the key to our nation’s development. Though the government will face many problems in the long run of the implementation of the program, there really is a need to implement it because the enhancement of the quality of our education is very urgent and critical.
In K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum, students will be able to get sufficient instructional time to do subject- related tasks which makes them more prepared and well- trained on that subject area. On the other hand, if we remain on the old system, Filipino students would continually get low achievement scores. For instance, international test results revealed that we often come at the tail end in the exams compared to other countries.
Another good reason in this curriculum is that the graduates of this program will be more prepared to enter the labor force. As we all noticed, high school graduates of the current curriculum are not yet employable for the reason that they are not yet competent and well – equipped with the skills needed in the workplaces. In addition, most high school graduates are not yet reaching the legal age of 18. With the new curriculum, senior high school students can choose a field that they are good at and that they are interested in. As a result, they will be equipped with the skills needed for a specific job even without a college degree. At the age of 18, the age when they graduate from high school, they will be employable and competitive already. Thus, adding up to the nation’s manpower.
Finally, with K to 12, Filipino graduates will be automatically recognized as professionals abroad because we are following the international education standard as practiced by all nations. There will be no need to study again and spend more money in order to qualify to their standards. With this, Filipino professionals who aspire to work abroad will not find a hard time in getting jobs in line with their chosen field and will be able to help their families as well as the country’s economy with their remittances, and creation of businesses.
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. The K to 12 offers a great solution to that problem. But, if we focus on the long- term effect of K to 12, we can conclude that it is very beneficial to us Filipinos. Therefore, we must have the strong will as school teachers in K to 12 curriculum for the betterment of our education system and economy.
Remember, if we want change in our society, we must start it with our education system.

Rosalio S. Viray
MAE-CI
Address: Alauli, Masantol, Pampanga
Contact No.: 09216018566