Summer is definitely over as the first tropical storm "Ambo," hit the Philippine Islands this June. There are also scattered rain showers, mostly in the afternoons. Some are eager to welcome the rainy season due to the unbearable and almost literal summer "searing" heat we encountered this 2012!
Beach buffs may request for a summer extension but many Filipinos have greater things to prepare for this coming rainy season other than vacations and leaks on the roofs. Well, It's also "back to school season," that's why!
Parents are busy preparing the funds needed for their children's education. The Philippines has one of the highest literacy rate in the Developing World, of the estimated 62 million Filipinos, 10 years old and over, around 93 percent were basically literate according to a national survey conducted in 2003 by the Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS). This is basically due to our culture of high regard for education.
Recently, the Department of Education launched its K to 12 Program, upgrading the basic education system from 10 years basic education cycle to 12 years. Under the new K to 12 Program, there will be compulsory kindergarten, six years of elementary education, four years of junior high school (Grades 7 to 10) and two years of senior high school (Grades 11 to 12). The college degree programs however would not be shortened by the enforcement of the K to 12, according to the Commission on Higher Education. The new basic education system will take effect this June 2012.
There are mixed reactions regarding the new basic schooling system but mostly about the additional expenses it would cost the parents rather than the long-term benefit of a more thorough and in-depth education. The K to 12 also seeks to level Philippine education with the rest of the world, with 12 years of basic schooling a global standard. In the end, the best value for our children's education shall prevail.
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