field study

1. INTRODUCTION
The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic education
six years of primary education, four years of Junior High School, and two
years of Senior High School, to provide sufficient time for mastery of
concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for
tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment, and
entrepreneurship.
THE BODY
ADVANTAGES OF K-12 EDUCATION
If K- 12 will be implemented, students will be able to get sufficient
instructional time to do subject- related tasks which makes them more
prepared and well- trained on that subject area. On the other hand, if we
remain on the old system, Filipino students would continually get low
achievement scores. For instance, international test results revealed that we
often come at the tail end in the exams compared to other countries.
Another good reason why we should support K- 12 is that the graduates of
this program will be more prepared to enter the labor force. As we all
noticed, high school graduates of the current curriculum are not yet
employable for the reason that they are not yet competent and well –
equipped with the skills needed in the workplaces. Most high school
graduates are not yet reaching the legal age of 18. With the new curriculum,
senior high school students can choose a field that they are good at and that
they are interested in. As a result, they will be equipped with the skills
needed for a specific job even without a college degree. At the age of 18, the
age when they graduate from high school, they will be employable and
competitive already.
With K- 12, Filipino graduates will be automatically recognized as
professionals abroad because we are following the international education
standard as practiced by all nations. There will be no need to study again
and spend more money in order to qualify to their standards. With this,
Filipino professionals who aspire to work abroad will not find a hard time in
getting jobs in line with their chosen field and will be able to help their
families more in the Philippines as well as the country’s economy with their
remittances, property buying, and creation of businesses.

2. DISADVANTAGES OF K-12
 Poverty
 Teacher’s Training and Interest
 Student’s Interest To Study
 Private Schools Will Benefit…On the Business Side
First in Poverty. Most Filipinos are having a financial difficulty, especially on
their budget on their primary needs for their own family. Some parents or
guardians work hard just to send their kids to school and to have a quality
education because quality education is hard to obtain for young member of
the family.
Teacher’s training and interest, teachers today are complaining for a low
rate salary. K to 12 will increase their task or work. If this happens there
would be a probability that teacher would seek for another job than to do a
lot of work with a low paying job.
Student’s Interest to study, we are introduced with the new technology
today and most children are addicted to computer games and stuff.
Cellphones, music player, laptop and other gadgets will lead students more
interested in it than to study. The writer said “Some students even don’t
make their assignments on their own, and they “bully” or “pay” the smartest
in their class by letting them do it. Some even cram to the max level days
before the deadline of submission.” And she also observed that some
students find learning disinteresting for the reason they don’t like the
subject or the teacher. So, students tend not to listen but they do other
things.
GENERALIZATION
Filipinos are known to be competitive in the international community. While
this may be true, our current education system hinders us in becoming
more competitive among other countries. The K- 12 education plan offers a
great solution to that problem. However, it is undeniable that there seems to
be problems arising as we implement the program such as lack of
government budget, classrooms and school supplies as well as the teachers.
But, if we focus on the long- term effect of K- 12, we can conclude that it is
very beneficial to us Filipinos. Therefore, we must have the strong will in
supporting K- 12 Educational Plan for the betterment of our education
system and economy. It should be implemented because the goal of K-12
Curriculum is to make the quality of Education in every country better. We
have a saying that” Education is the most powerful weapon which you can
use to change the world. And always remember, if we want change in our
society, we must start it with our education system.