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K12 Basic Education System In The Philippines

Thursday, March 10, 2011 EDUCATION stakeholders will meet Friday at the National Educators' Academy of the Philippines (Neap) in Davao City to thresh out the different issues behind the K+12 program of the Aquino administration. DepEd-Davao Region Director Susana Teresa B. Estigoy wants all the stakeholders to know what enhanced K+12 basic education program is all about and how it can benefit the students, the parents and the community. During the consultation, the different issues and concerns behind the enhanced K+12 basic education program will be thoroughly discussed for the stakeholders to understand. In this enhanced K+12 basic education program, the additional two years will be added after the present four years in high school. This means that the present four years in high school will be called Junior High School and the additional two years as Senior High School. The model, which is currently being proposed, is K-6-4-2 where K means kindergarten (five years old), 6 means six years in elementary (6 to 11 years old), 4 means four years in Junior High School (12 to 15 years old) and 2 means two years in Senior High School (16 to 17 years old). Kindergarten will start in school year 2011-2012. The new and enhanced curriculum in Grade 1 and first year high school will start in school year 2012-2013. The first year Senior High School or the eleventh year will begin in school year 2016-2017. The first graduates of the 12-year curriculum will be in 2018. DepEd will ensure the smooth transition within these periods. DepEd is also preparing a carefully sequenced implementation plan to ensure smooth transition with the least disruption. It will also address the resources needed for the additional teachers, classrooms and textbooks. The current basic education is designed to learn competencies good for a 12-year curriculum, yet these are delivered in just 10 years. This means that, according to DepEd, we have a congested curriculum which is...

Comparative Study Of Education System Of Philippines And England

Functionally Literate Filipinos: An Educated Nation Philippine Education for All (EFA) 2015 National Action Plan Implementation And Challenges I. General Introduction Filipinos have deep regard to for education. Education occupies a central place in Philippine political, economic social and cultural life. It has always been strongly viewed as a pillar of national development and a primary avenue for social and economic mobility. A clear evidence of the value placed on education is the proportion of the national government budget going to the sector. The Department of Education (DepEd), the countrys biggest bureaucracy, is given the highest budget allocation among government agencies each year as required by the 1987 Philippine Constitution. The 1987 Constitution likewise guarantees the right to education of every Filipino. It provided that, The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make education accessible to all. The right of every Filipino to quality basic education is further emphasized in Republic Act 9155 or the Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001. Along with Republic Act 6655 or the Free Secondary Education Act, these laws reaffirm the policy of the State to protect and promote the rights of all Filipinos by providing children free and compulsory education in the elementary and high school level. This pertains to six years of free tuition fees for children aged 6 to 11, and free four years of secondary schooling for those aged 12 to 15. Along with Education for All, the Philippines is also committed to pursue eight time bound and specific targets under the Millennium Declaration which it signed on September 2000. The Declaration, in general, aims to reduce poverty by half in 2015 (22.65 percent proportion of the population below poverty incidence and 12.15 percent below subsistence incidence by 2015). With the adoption...

Comparative Study Of Education System Of Philippines And England

Chapter I: Introduction One of the biggest problems and focus of government in the Philippines is to find solution of the current problems facing our education today., is the decrease of quality students produced by secondary level thus the Department of Education is planning to implement additional two years of high schooling in order to boost it so that our country can able to produce a globally competitive students like the country of England. However, the additional two years in high school and adopting the education system of England are really a solution to the problems of education in the Philippines? and if it is implemented, Does the Government have enough fund to establish such programs and facilities in every school of the country? Education - any process, either formal or informal, that shapes the potential of a maturing organism. Informal education results from the constant effect of environment, and its strength in shaping values and habits can not be overestimated. Formal education is a conscious effort by human society to impart the skills and modes of thought considered essential for social functioning. Techniques of instruction often reflect the attitudes of society, i.e., authoritarian groups typically sponsor dogmatic methods, while democratic systems may emphasize freedom of thought. Education in England is the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, though the day to day administration and funding of state schools is the responsibility of Local Authorities (previously named Local Education Authorities).[191] Universal state education in England and Wales was introduced for primary level in 1870 and secondary level in 1900.[192] Education is mandatory from ages five to sixteen (15 if born in late July or August). The majority of children are educated in state-sector schools, only a small proportion of which select on the...