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    Article Critique: K-12 Implementation in The Philippine Context

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    The document discusses the implementation of the K-12 education program in the Philippines. It outlines some perceived benefits of K-12 like workforce readiness and preparation for higher education. However, it argues that in reality many students face financial barriers that prevent them from completing the full K-12 program or continuing to college. It also notes that most employers still prefer college graduates over K-12 graduates. Overall, the document concludes that while well-intentioned, the K-12 program has not fully achieved its goals in the Philippine context due to issues like cost and lack of opportunities for non-college graduates.

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    The document discusses the implementation of the K-12 education program in the Philippines. It outlines some perceived benefits of K-12 like workforce readiness and preparation for higher education. However, it argues that in reality many students face financial barriers that prevent them from completing the full K-12 program or continuing to college. It also notes that most employers still prefer college graduates over K-12 graduates. Overall, the document concludes that while well-intentioned, the K-12 program has not fully achieved its goals in the Philippine context due to issues like cost and lack of opportunities for non-college graduates.

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    The document discusses the implementation of the K-12 education program in the Philippines. It outlines some perceived benefits of K-12 like workforce readiness and preparation for higher education. However, it argues that in reality many students face financial barriers that prevent them from completing the full K-12 program or continuing to college. It also notes that most employers still prefer college graduates over K-12 graduates. Overall, the document concludes that while well-intentioned, the K-12 program has not fully achieved its goals in the Philippine context due to issues like cost and lack of opportunities for non-college graduates.

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    K-12 Implementation in the Philippine Context

    Article Critique: K-12 Implementation in the


    Philippine Context
    Bañas, Vincent Bryanne V.

    English for Academic and Professional Purposes

    Ms. Jan Marini De Guzman

    September 6, 2019
    K-12 Implementation in the Philippine Context

    The implementation of the K-12 Curriculum in the Philippines is more


    detrimental rather than beneficial to the students. There are many perceived benefits
    of the K-12 Program, namely, higher quality education, workforce readiness,
    preparation for higher education and holistic education. Most of the benefits that
    were expected after the implementation were only minimal and detriments were
    more prevalent. Failure to achieve the benefits were due to financial incapability,
    job requirements, and many more other factors.

    One of the goals of the K-12 implementation was that after the graduation of
    Senior High School, students would be prepared for employment right away. One of
    the reasons behind this is that students are expected to graduate at the age of 18.
    Another reason is that there are certain elective subjects provided at Senior High
    School that if acquired, you are given the option to not study College Education. The
    government then encourages to view the K-12 Program as 2 years less of higher
    education rather than the other way around.

    In the Philippines, college graduates are preferred by most business firms. A


    survey conducted by JobStreet showed results that only 24 percent of employers
    using their website are looking for Senior High School Graduates. Then, 35 percent
    of the employers are not willing to hire these graduates; 41 percent are still
    undecided. Reasons behind this is that most of the business firms demand a sufficient
    work experience and that there is a lack of positions for non-college graduates in
    employment options. Considering these facts, the K-12 program is a
    counterproductive system of education for most students without the capability to
    continue their studies to the higher education.

    Another perceived benefit of the K-12 Program is that the Senior High School
    curriculum serves as a preparation for College Education; exposure of the students
    to college subjects is evident in the K-12 Program. The Senior High School
    K-12 Implementation in the Philippine Context

    curriculum, in terms of HSAM, consists of three specialized strands namely,


    Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Humanities and
    Social Sciences (HUMSS), and Accountancy and Business Management (ABM).
    The provided Senior High School strands include specialized subjects that are
    already related to their career path or chosen college course.

    Some Filipino students do not have the financial capability to support


    themselves in pursuing to graduate Senior High School. The additional two years of
    education have an estimation of P20 000 to over P100 000 of tuition fees and other
    expenses. Due to the fact that most students do not even have the luxury to graduate
    Senior High School, they are not given the option to study College Education. This
    then limits their job choices and it may be greatly detrimental to their lifestyle.

    At the initial years of the implementation of the K-12 Program, there was a
    lot of controversy in the beneficial aspects of it. The idea and intention of the K-12
    Program is a great goal that any country should achieve. Although, in the context of
    the Philippines, and in the state of the Philippines as of now, those goals are far
    within our reach but I can see that we are slowly but surely adapting to our
    environment. The implementation itself was a big step, the Filipino citizens must
    only follow through, with the help of the government, so that these goals can be seen
    in the horizon.
    K-12 Implementation in the Philippine Context

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