DEPED plan: 12 year educational plan, 6 yrs both gradeschool and high school

Kababayan! I highly approved! But must not be a mandatory or not in instantly of doing. Do it moderately or systematic ladderized with this very great master ideal plan for the goodness of our academic education systems. Our educational system are so very bad in need overhauling across the nation. It needs reformat and upgrading. Our educational system are still based on the early days of our great, great grandfathers. Society. technologies, methodologies or principles changes in time. Education system should also fit within this time of changes to give us more empowerment and sustainable stabilities developments. Or else we will be always a year or more left behind.

One probable reason for this addition to the schooling of children is perhaps based on those aptitude tests that DEPED gives to graduating students especially in the public schools. I do not mean to criticize our methods of educating the youth but it seems that it has really gone below the levels of good education. When I was still with the HR Department, I often conduct interviews to high school graduate applicants and I really pity some because they find it very difficult to express themselves. During orientation and training of the newly hired workers,I would give them a simple test just to check if they really understood the training. I would go the extent of translating the whole training in the vernacular in order for these applicant to understand but unfortunately their level of understanding and retention is simply very poor. I have also noticed some who can barely write legibly and spell correctly especially those who graduated from the far off provinces. In Metro Manila, high schools are very good and 10 years is enough for the students but not in the distant places which is often affected by the lack of competent teachers and equipment. This is not to discriminate those who graduated from the provinces but I am only basing these on my very own observations.

Generally speaking, the length of study is a factor to consider but I see some oldies whom I personally know, they took the class for one or three years and yet see how they speak and act, very smart and talented.Lola Inday at the age of 74, she can read an english newspaper and interpret well each line in local dialect.She studied for two years during her early age.Her instructor was American citizen.Presently, I have a friend who finish a six years elementary school and took a TESDA skilled short course now she is successfully working abroad. I believe selection process among the qualified student are to be implemented.Some are qualified to take a twelve years precollege.

I don't approve! what is needed is more teachers, budget for their salaries. more schools and other infrastructures needed for the growing population of students. more rooms, chairs and tables and most specially books for them to use properly. the problem with education now is they advance too much that exhaust the childs brain. if there is in need for improvement is the production of more "qualified teachers" having a 50-1 ratio is totally not good for educational improvement. in recent years we have lost supervisors, master teachers and the best has retired and all that's all are those who does it by the Book with mostly lack of educational creativity for kids. sad though my mom has retired but she was expert in providing good demo for teachers during her time. Most of all, increase the budget for Education not decrease..

That is what happens in other countries. I just don't know why the Philippine government started a 10 years programme. It is usually a 8-4 programme or 6-6 program depending on what the country wants. It will even be easier for students as the burden is less.

Adding two more years is not a guarantee that the quality of education that the students will get is going to improve. The basic needs such as schools, chairs, reading materials should first be addressed before embarking on a new strategy. Having less school years do not automatically translate to poor quality of graduates. This has already been proven by high school graduates that opted-or maybe due to necessity-to try short IT courses instead of the 4 or 5 year college courses. Those graduates were able to secure a job once they finished the short course and earn early because what they learned are the things that are really needed in actual jobs. Keep It Short and Simple :)

Hello davaome, thank you for sharing this news and link, I admit I haven't watched it in the news because I seldom watch the news . Anyway, I am still thinking whether I would agree with this or not. I think it has both advantage and disadvantage. I agree with the others that adding two years in the educational system of the school is a guarantee that the students would learn more and would be readier to face the reality, the jobs and other things. It will still depend on the teaching system, method and materials that the kids will use. If the teachers are still not enough, the classrooms and materials are not in quality, the learning would still be the same. However, I also agree that it would be good to have 12 years in the education system and after that 12 years, the student can already apply for a job. I think most countries are using that system which would be good but the student should be disciplined and responsible enough to study and really try to learn everything they could. let's see if this would be approve and I hope the schools would not just use this system just to get additional income for themselves.