k+12 chapter 1

Chapter 1

Introduction

Backround of the Study The Philippine education system pursues the achievement of excellent undergraduates
In the elementary and secondary level. The department of education pronounces the addition – of two more years in the basic education of the student, which according to them will benefit not only
Filipino youth but all Filipino in the Philippines

The administration asserts that with the implementation of such program, the problem of unemployment in the country will be resolved. In as much as employment int the Philippines is concered, the K12 education also responds to the fact that most countries in the world already have the same plan in their educational institutions. With this, the standards of these countries go a notch higher than what the countries has, thus, creating an expansion in the global competency.

We need to add two years to our basic education. Those who can afford pay up to fourteen years of schooling before university. Thus, their children are getting into the best universities and the best job after graduation. I want at least 12 years for our public school children to give them even chance at succeeding

K12 education system are additional years to secondary level. This research contains some information about curriculum of K12. This means that the present four years in high school will be called junior high school and additional two years as senior high school. The model, which is being proposed, is K-6-4-2 where K means Kindergarten ( 5 years old ), 6 means six year in elementary ( 6 to 11 years old
) and 2 means two years in senior high school ( 16 to 17 years old )

Kindergarten will start in school year 2011 – 2012. The new enhanced curriculum in grade 1 and first year high school will start in school year 2012 – 2013. The first year senior high school or the eleventh year will begin in school year 2016 – 2017. The first graduates of the 12 years curriculum will be in 2018.

Enhancing the quality of basic education in the Philippines is urgent and critical. The poor quality of basic education is reflected in the low achievement scores of Filipino students. One reason is that students do not get adequate instructional time or task.

Our children deserve to receive the best education our country can provide for them and our economy depends on an educated and skilled workforce to be successful in the global market.

Statement of the Problem This study aims to answer these following question:
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of k12 program or additional 2 years to basic education?
2. Will the parents agree or disagree to the k12 program?
Significance of the Study

Parents of the students. This research would be able to helps the parents of the students who are affected by the k12 program, this will give them idea of what will be advantages and disadvantages of the program, and if it will help their children grow for the academic nature

Students. The students will benefit from the study by letting them know how they are going to be able to understand the addition of two years from their schooling. Students will know how it will provide a better quality of education to them.

Teachers. This study will benefit the teacher from the school, for them to be prepared for additional two years to the basic education. It is important for them to know the advantages and disadvantages of the program, because they will be the one providing the knowledge to the children.

School. This research will also benefit the school, so they will anticipate the additional cost to the program, also the additional teachers and everything that they should be anticipating for.

Scope and Delimitation This study focuses only the perception of the parents students affected by the k12 program since it has been implemented this year the study will only focus on what the parents think and how it will affect them. It will also focus on the circumstances that will put one in favorable position , and those circumstances that will put one in unfavorable position. The study will only ask the parents about K-6-4-2 and not beyond asking them if the’ll still let their children continue to study or not.

Materials and methods This research utilizes the descripted method since the researcher aims to discuss and to know the perception of the parents regarding to the additional years of basic education. The main goal of this type of research is tto describe the data nad characteristic what is being studied.

The idea behind this type of research is to study frequencies, averages, and other statistical calculations.
Although this research is highly accurate, it does not gather the causes behind a situation. Descriptive research is mainly done when a researcher wants to gain a better understanding of a topic.

Interview, books and newspaper were researchers’ major instrument in gathering information and were augmented with other data collected through readings.

Definition of Terms

Department of Education. It is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the management and governing of the Philippine system of basic education.
Education. The wealth of knowledge acquired by an individual after studying particular subject matters or experiencing life lessons that provide an understanding of something.

Elementary. A school for the first four to eight years of a child’s formal education, often including kindergarten. K12. A scheme of Department of education which contains the additional one year for elementary and additional one year for secondary.

Secondary. It is an institution where the final stage of schooling, usually a compulsory up to specifies age, takes place. It follows elementary or primary school and may be followed by university (tertiary) education. Private School. It is also known as independent schools or non state schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory taxation through public (government) funding, students can get a scholarship into a private school which makes the cost cheaper depending on a talent the student.

Public School. It is an education required for the children as stipulated by the laws in the government – national, regional, or local – financially supported by the civil through taxes.

Perception. It is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of the environment by organizing and interpreting sensory information.