In order to further improve the quality of education and the caliber of graduates in the Philippine Society, the K to 12 Program is now being introduced.  The government says that this curriculum would be instrumental in order to attain the real progress not only in the field of education but also of the country and its people as well.

 

            But what is K to 12 Program? It consists of compulsory Kindergarten, Complete Elementary, six years in High School with the fifth year as Junior high school and the six year as senior.

 

            This new curriculum aims to further improve the quality of Filipino youth graduates and to prepare them for the real world outside.  It’s just like making them be more equipped with the real life situations.

 

            K to 12 is the kind of curriculum in the most progressive countries in the world that I why the government is adopting it for us to achieve the same status and quality of people and of their lives.

 

            It consists of a well-designed curriculum that will be focusing on skills, competencies and the love for country.  There are schools that already started to apply this curriculum in order to follow the global standards in education, truly world class.

 

            Additional two years is worthy for it will raise the quality of education and the young people will be prepared very well before they enter college and even their respective careers.

 

            What a magnificent way! Right? Truly the current generation has a modern curriculum to utilize for the betterment and for the realization of much improved education.

By: Emilyn B. Benamir, Teacher III, Pagasa Elementary School