An issue that broke havoc, both in the field of education and publicly was a new system curriculum called K- 12. Last 2010 it was officially made a Law. All students that would be subjected to the said system have to fallow different probation than the basic education system prior to it.

            But how much do people really know regarding K-12? Those people outside the league of education normal citizens, parents and most especially, students?

            Basically K-12 (can be pronounced as K to 12 or K plus 12) is an education curriculum based on the educational system that U.S.A. use today. It is consist of (K) Kindergarten and both six in primary and secondary (12). Levels are addressed as Grades from 1 – 12. Aside from the terminology, there are also some drastic changes in curriculum. Other than the conventional academic subjects such as, Math, English, Science, etc. K-12 students also have introductions to foreign languages like Japanese. They can as well master technical skills of their choice or any offered by the school in a span of two years in secondary level. Which will be certified by TESDA. Thus, enabling students to have the advantage like of a vocational collage graduate.

            Government same as the DepEd believes that K-12 is the long awaited solution to the Country’s top problem: Unemployment rate and poverty. And based on a survey done by the Social Weather Station, third quarter last 2012, 68% of the public perceived that DepEd’s K-12 would indeed solve the said problems. It is undoubtedly that it is a huge rate. But going back to the question “how much do they really know?”, As good as it sounds, that great countries such as U.S. and Australia uses this, the presence of faults are inhabitable.

            There are three major loopholes in this program.

1.) Even if the K-12 graduates have certificates, how could they have more chances when those who actually have diplomas were unemployed?

2.) There will be two years of transition where in there would be no fresh enrollees for collage. Wouldn’t that affect the stability of provincial Universities and Collages?

3.) Some schools have deficiency on facilities as it is. How can those manage the added years?

            Surely, flaws do not indicate failure. The program has been running its third year and it is too early to judge. So ever said the quote “You’ll never know until you get there” definitely has a point. Let us just make most of the equation at hand and live future does its job.                     

By: Glezel M. Tacto | T-I | Limay National High School