“After going through Kindergarten, the enhanced Elementary and Junior High curriculum, and a specialized Senior High program, every K to 12 graduate will be ready to go into different paths – may it be further education, employment, or entrepreneurship.” (The Official Gazette www.gov.com)

               In the long run, the K-12 program will turn out to be a very beneficial innovation of the Department of Education if all its hopes and objectives will be carried out. With this program and its curriculum, every graduate will be equipped with: 1. Information, media and technology skills, 2. Learning and innovation skills, 3. Effective communication skills, and Life and career skills which will indeed help him/her to be a globally competitive employee.

                 Though the Department of Education did not escape the doubts and scrutiny of the public especially those belonging to the education sector, it has remained to be consistent and insistent in upholding the Government’s mandate of quality education for all. Perhaps the true benefits of the K-12 program can hardly be seen at the moment, but with the amount of effort that the Government has exerted in order to implement this program will surely pay off, may be not yet today, but definitely in the future.

Sources: DepEd.gov.ph, The Official Gazette www.gov.ph

By: Nelfa C. Trinidad | T-II | Orani National Highschool