K-12 Education Reform: Problems and Prospects

Gib onvol. IX (2011) pp. 70 80c 2012 Ateneo de Naga UniversityGeneral ArticleISSN 1655-7247K-12 Education Reform: Problems and ProspectsMaria Rose S. SergioPresidential Assistant for Research and AdvocacyAteneo de Naga UniversityAbstractThe K-12 Basic Education Program proposed by the Departmentof Education adds two years of secondary Education to enable grad-uates to pursue one of three tracks: employment after graduation,higher Education , or entrepreneurship. The reform faces challengesin redesigning the curriculum, in deploying and training teachers atthe start of the program s implementation, in ensuring the sustain-ability of the program, and in meeting the required issues should be addressed soon for the well-meant, timely,and much needed program to benefit not only the individual stu-dents, but also the country, in strength of a nation greatly depends on the strength of itseducation system.

equate remuneration and other means of job satisfaction and ful llment" (Section 5, Article 14). Based on the above-cited constitutional provisions, there is no doubt that education is of primordial importance to the well-being of the people and consequently creates a positive impact on the over-all status of the country.

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