DAVAO DEL NORTE STATE COLLEGE

COLLEGE Institute of Teacher Education

Roselyn F. Muyco
BSED ENG 3B
APRIL 25, 2023
ENG 323
Prof. Leonida P. Piorac

K-12 CURRICULUM IN THE DEPARTMENT OF

EDUCATION
K to 12 (also K-12) is a
Department of
Education system that
strives to improve
learners' fundamental
abilities, generate more
competent citizens, and
prepare graduates for
lifelong study and
employment. The letter
"K" stands for
kindergarten, while the
number "12" alludes to
the 12 years of basic
education that follow (6
years of elementary
school, 4 years of junior
high school, and 2
years of senior high
school).
When I first heard
about K-12 and knew
that it would add 2
years to our studies in
high school, I admit that
I got mad due to the
fact that we would be
delayed in finishing our
studies, plus it would
cost more money. I
always ask myself,
"Nganong mag
implement paman og
K-12 nga daghan man
gani ang naka graduate
og nahimong
professionals bisan
wala na? Dungag-
dungag ra sa gasto."
Since I already
experienced being a
student under K-12
program and now that
I'm in College I realized
that the 2 years in
senior high is useless
because what is taught
in senior high, we can
also learn those in
college.
There is a rumor
circulating that they will
remove K-12, and
when I heard it, I felt
disappointed because it
is so unfair to us
students who have
been part of that
program. Actually, I can
say that they were so
stupid for implementing
that program, and now
they will remove it just
like that. The
government doesn't
even think about those
students who spent
another two years in
high school. It's so hard
for me to accept that,
maybe if there's no K-
12 program, I am done
studying and I have my
own job now.
I would like to express
my disappointment
toward the government
and to DepEd. I hope
that before you
implement the program,
you will think about its
advantages and
disadvantages for
every person that can
be part of it. Please be
considerate, specifically
those people who are
financially unstable.
Don't just implement a
program and remove it
if the outcome is not
good because it seems
like our students are
being under a trial-and-
error program. It is so
sad to think that two
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years have been
wasted on a program
that there's no right
path.

I am aware that the

government just
wanted the education
here in the Philippines
to be upgraded since
the Philippines is the
last country in Asia and
one of only countries in
the world with a 10-
years pre-university
program. But let’s be
honest, making a new
move in education can
change a lot of things.
Still, we Filipinos have
this line, “Padayon
lang”, even though
many challenges come
to us we never stop
because we know there
is a better world waiting
for us.