Sulyap ng Bayan: DepEd starts orientation for K+12 education program

DepEd starts orientation for K+12 education program


The Department of Education (DepEd) has started orienting its employees for the first phase of implementation of the k+12 basic education program.

The DepEd said 171 of their employees from different central offices attended the orientation on the features of the program and issues arising from its implementation.

The first phase of the project will start this coming school year (SY) 2011-2012, with the implementation of the universal kindergarten program, where children as young as 5 years old can enroll.

Among the issues raised during the orientation were:
(1) if there should be a new curriculum for elementary and high school students;
(2) how the shortage of classrooms and instructional materials could be addressed; and
(3) if it is was possible for the DepEd, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to work together for a continuous program.

The K+ 12 program includes kindergarten, six years of elementary education, four years of junior high school, and two years of senior high school.

The two additional years in high school will be used for in-depth specialization for students depending on the occupation/career track they wish to pursue.

“We need to add two more years to our basic education curriculum so as to uplift the country’s standard of education. The program will help the country to cope up with the fast pace of globalization," said Undersecretary for Legal and Legislative Affairs Alberto Muyot.

Aside from Muyot, the other DepEd officials who served as resource speakers were:\
• Undersecretary for Programs and Projects Yolanda Quijano;
• Undersecretary for Regional Operations Lino Rivera, and
• Assistant Secretary for Planning and Development Jesus Lorenzo Mateo.

The K+12 program is part of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III's 10-point education agenda.

After the implementation of the universal kindergarten program, grade 1 students of SY 2012-2013 will be the first to undergo the 12-year elementary and high school education program.

Meanwhile, incoming freshmen of SY 2012-2013 will be the first batch to try the free senior high school which will debut on SY 2016-2017. -

Source SUZETTE DALUMPINES, GMA News
05/10/2011 | 10:49 AM -------- VVP, GMA News



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Isa sa pangunahing SONA (State of the Nation Address) ni Pangulong Benigno Simeon Aquino III ay ang pagkakaroon ng sapat na edukasyon para kay Juan Dela Cruz. Sa bagong programang ito ng pamahalaan para sa ating antas ng edukasyon at ang pagpapatupad nito, may mga ilang bagay ang nagging katanungan ng bayan na dapat sulyapan;

--- Handa ba ang ating mga silid aralan at mga guro para sa nalalapit na pagbubukas ng paaralan?

--- Sa mga magulang at estudyante, handa na ba ang pagkakaroon ng 12 taong pag aaral?

--- Ano pa ang dapat isalang-alang ng ating gobyerno at sangay ng ahensya para sa isyung ito?..

Maaari ninyong ibigay ang inyong pahayag,opinion, suhestyon,kuro-kuro tungkol sa isyu ito..