K to 12: Yes or No

            The Department of Education (DepEd) implements the improved K to 12 (Kindergarten to Grade 12) Basic Education Program, adding two more years to the existing 10-year basic education curriculum. Since last school year, the compulsory kindergarten education was put in place through a law that requires all children who are five years old to enroll and finish kindergarten education before going to Grade one.

The K to 12 has kindergarten as base, to be followed by six years of elementary (Grades 1 to 6), four years of junior high school (Grades 7 to 10), and two years of senior high school (Grades 11 and 12).

The new program seeks to cure what ails the Philippine basic and secondary education system. Looking ahead that the additional years will result to better-educated, competitive, and employable graduates.

Everyone says that the K to 12 Basic Education Program gives a wider opportunity but why is it that there are still negative feedbacks received.

           

 This K to 12 program starts with many problem and still on going: the lack of teachers, shortage in classrooms, school buildings and facilities, and textbooks, a curriculum that needs renovating, and a budget that even education officials call a “survival budget.”

Inadequacies of the basic education curriculum have been observed for many years. Thus, it makes the education of ones child insufficient. However, do we think that this is the right time for the government to continue implement the said program in which it provides many problems to the concerned people?

Yes, education is the key to success but can we really reach the top of the success if there are hindrances to ones journey?

            Now this is your time to say anything about: The Department of Education (DepEd) hopes its critics and the public will look beyond criticisms and predictions of fate and instead give the K to 12 Basic Education Program a chance.

            Is it yes or no? Will you still give another chance for the program to go on or will you say stop and tell to continue the old tradition we had.