Sonia R. Araneta, director of Ateneo de Manila University’s Communication and Public Relations Office. Don't miss out on the latest news and information. Alternative revenue streams Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on K-12 Education. Man mistakenly declared dead ‘resurrects’ in morgue, Missing law professor last seen at Batangas resort, says NBI, Garin hopes DOH projects continue under Duterte, 2 Magat Dam gates remain open, Isabela residents cautioned, Smart Prepaid encourages the youth to take their passions to the next level and ‘Live GIGA’, LPA may enter PAR within 24 hours — Pagasa, Experience clearer calls nationwide with Smart VoLTE, Arthaland’s property management arm utilizes Amazon Web Services to enhance delivery of service, Cagayan River water level slowly rising, flood warning issued, Singaporean gives birth to baby with COVID-19 antibodies — report, Año: Gov’t to conduct fact-finding on mass gatherings attended by Roque, Pacquiao, ’Blind obedience’: Robredo twits Briones for pleasing only Duterte, not teachers, students, Ex-NBA vet Nate Robinson gets knocked out by YouTube star Jake Paul. “We will try to keep the remaining full-time faculty (we have limited new hires for some time now), who will not have their regular loads, busy with various short courses that we will run. The program is “intended to provide Grade 10 graduates with a master’s degree in only six years.”. And I go to my laptop then surf the net. She said they were pointing this out to parents who were concerned that SHS would mean an additional two years of educational expense. Ateneo did not expect the SHS’ full implementation to have a “drastic” effect, Araneta said, as “many of our feeder schools (institutions whose students traditionally go to Ateneo) are K to 12 ready.” These schools were already graduating SHS students. Effect of K to 12 Program to the Senior Students of Unidos National High School in the Some filipino disagrees to the "k-to-12" program. For private HEIs that rely primarily on tuition and other students’ fees, waiting out the next two years when there will be very few—even no—freshman enrollees, the transition is particularly difficult. Moreover, in its Memorandum Order No. In spite of this, Saquido said they still expected fewer freshmen this year and even less in 2017, “but not zero,” as other schools would only be starting to offer SHS. Critics have been very vocal about their primary concern and as well as the Government isn’t ready yet for this new system… As for teachers, Araneta said, “The load of our faculty will be reconfigured in the next two years as we adjust to the different sizes of freshman cohorts.” She said different departments would feel the K to 12 effects in different school years but reductions in load assignments would be minimal and would affect mainly part-time and contractual faculty members. May be the view point of this people is the negative side that's way the don't agree to this program. One of the cons or negative points is that most of these countries which implemented the ‘k to 12’ system did so suddenly and in the process, forcing … Lydia Brown, media center director of the Philippine Women’s University (PWU), said the university’s basic education program, K to 12, was offered through Jasms (Jose Abad Santos Memorial School). She said Ateneo expected “at least 1,400 freshmen in 2016 and at least 1,500 freshmen in 2017, which is about a 30-percent drop in freshman enrollment.”. Some of their feeder schools were already compliant with the K to 12 basic education curriculum and would have graduates in 2016 and 2017, he said. Generally, the anti-tertiary education mantra of the K to 12 program will manufacture young and docile laborers who will be forced to accept and be permanently chained to low-paying and contractual jobs, at a time when even many college graduates are unable to find good jobs. Subscribe to INQUIRER PLUS to get access to The Philippine Daily Inquirer & other 70+ titles, share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on social media. Araneta said, “We also have the option of sharing our faculty with our senior high school for those two years since the high school plans to increase enrollment during those years.”, The De La Salle University (DLSU) Taft campus is also offering SHS to make use of faculty and facilities during the transition period. Higher education institutions (HEIs) are biting the bullet as the full implementation of senior high school (SHS), under the new K to 12 (Kindergarten to Grade 12) basic education program, begins this school year 2016-2017 with the launch of Grade 11. POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF K TO 12 CURRICULUM PROGRAM ON THE LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SAN ISIDRO CAMPUS, TABON ANNEX ON THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016 TO 2017 Although the K to 12 assures a brighter tomorrow, many problems