Essay on K12 Program of Education in the Philippines

DEDUCTIVE ESSAY

The K12 Program of Education

This writer adheres to the concept of increasing the cycle of education in both public and private schools by an additional three (3) years ostensibly aimed at improving the quality of education, especially in the public schools, but of course not without any qualifications. It is my honest opinion that the additional three-year period should be apportioned between the elementary and the high school levels.

Before, the regular curriculum in the elementary starts from grade one and ends at grade six. However, particularly in almost all private schools students are required to undergo kindergarten or preparatory level as a prerequisite for admission to grade one. Undeniably, the extra year of preparation better equipped the pupils to handle the rigors of day-to-day schooling.

In order to even out the playing fields, so to speak, the government proposed that the same scheme should also be adopted in public schools by standardizing the regular curriculum in the elementary to commence at the kindergarten or preparatory grade instead of adding a seventh grade, as being espoused by some sectors. Incidentally, affluent parents are not expected to be burdened further financially since as aforesaid private schools have long been advocating said format. On the other hand, education in public schools is chiefly subsidized by the government, thus the underprivileged parents will not be unnecessarily hampered as well.

With respect to the high school, the government is of the view that four years of high school instruction has now become inadequate to better prepare the student for college life, especially with the inexorable increase in vital facts and information that need to be assimilated. Hence, the existing set-up was modified to include four years of Junior High School and two years of Senior High School.

Thus, the K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic education (six years of primary...