Is Philippines ready to adapt K-12 program?
K-12 Program for Junior High is undeniably a good program if we follow-through with how it is being conducted in The United States. However, considering that the Philippines is recently considered as one of the developing countries, is the nation really equipped in adopting to this change? Are we ready to adapt?
There's nothing wrong in trying something new. In all honesty, K-12 isn't really new to the country. The term may be new to the locals, but the 12-year program has already been implemented in the country conducted by The School of Tomorrow Philippines. But these institutions supporting this curriculum are already being supported by the headquarters from the US.
K-12 however, being implemented in the country, wherein the local government is where the funds would come from, would we really be able to cope with the change?
Considering we have a really different set-up with how are curriculum is being conducted. The current curriculum we are having right now still have flaws and lack of materials. If we havent't improved on that, how can we develop to a bigger change.
Other things to be addressed aside from lack of materials in elementary and secondary schools are the educators. It has been a long issue that educators are not well-compensated. Considering this, if K-12 has been implemented, it will also affect the employment of educators. Are the administration ready to compensate regular employees and educators for the incoming school year if there won't be a new set of freshmen enrolling for college universities?
Would the Junior High Educators be ready to incorporate new subjects and assignments to fields they haven't majored on? How will the government attend to these concerns while they are also tackling on the issue of unemployment?
K-12 is a good program, as I have mentioned earlier, but I guess the best resolution to this is to attend to the concerns at hand, before investing on something that in reality we are not fully equipped yet.
Change is good. Change is development. But everyone should be ready for change to accomplish that development, otherwise, we again will be a laughing stock if we try so hard to be westernized and underdeveloped at the same time.