Advantages Of K-12 Curriculum

Republic of the Philippines Philippine Normal University The National Center for Teacher Education
Mindanao
Multicultural Education Hub
Rowena P. Noja
S-Eng 25
Dr. Rennie C. Saranza
July 24, 2017
FLA No. 4

An issue to the implementation of K-12 curriculum was brought to the nation’s highest court raising this question, “Do we really need to have the same number of years in our basic education as the same with the rest of the world?” I guess we could make this as a basis as to why k-12 is advantageous and disadvantageous. Department of education pushed to implement k-12 for the reason that they are certain that this curriculum will enhance the quality of education in the Philippines. Indeed, K-12 is a great idea. There would

Teachers who are supposed to teach SHS are those who have taken education with the specialization in Senior high. But due to the early implementation (or this may be late if we are going to observe from other countries but too early for the Filipinos) of K-12, higher education were not able to produce teachers who suited this field. The result, they hired professional but non-teaching professionals. There is now a mismatch of employment wherein those who are not in lined with teaching are now the ones who teaches the SHS. I ended up asking myself lots of questions about this situation. Maybe hiring teachers taking up secondary education is a little bit okay to teach SHS but it’s a very big deal to hire people who never took up education. I think this is insanity. I have seen one situation about this wherein this school hired engineers and nurses. But their profession was actually suited to the subject given to them just like for example, the engineer were given mathematics while nurses were given Physical education. They may know something about the subject but the problem is them being unequipped to teach. They have never been equipped to the learning that the teachers have because in the first place they never took up education. I’m just wondering on how they handle classes the way teachers handle it. Teachers are different, I must stand to that. They have taken the four years just for that field unlike those engineers and nurses.

Since there is a transition to curriculum, books are also expected to be new. The new approach of teaching makes it the reason to produce books intended only for the k-12 curriculum. Just last year, I have interviewed a senior high teacher justifying that books weren’t produce despite of the claim of the government that they are totally equipped to the advent of k-12. If later I will be in the field, how can I supplement my teaching without books? This is one thing to worry about. Of course I cannot just simply teach to my likings but it must be aided with the textbooks intended for that certain subject. Maybe I can make use of the internet but the problem now is the availability of the books online. It may be available but needs payment to get a copy. If I were to think of my future as a teacher, I can really say that it’s not that really easy as if I am just eating a piece of cake. If I have to look at the situation of the teachers now, very difficult to absorbed. How can the government neglect such problem wherein education is one of the most important thing that they could offer to young people. I think this must be taken seriously especially that they pushes their best to implement this one. If they aim to produce globally competitive students, at the very first start they should already know what are the things that must be provided for them to be not doubted about their