It was evident that the students, despite of their diverse characteristics, were responsive to instruction in varying levels of learning ability"- Leocario (et.al)
As stated above, it is indeed that the Philippine Education today offers a productive and responsible learners of the society with good moral values and high intellectual capabilities. Several studies have shown that the improvements in the quality of education will increase by 2%. Studies in the UK, India, and USA show that additional years of schooling also have positive impact to society so that’s why Philippines adopted it to meet the quality standard. (slideshare.net)
The K to 12 curriculum aims to produce Filipino graduates equipped with skills and knowledge who keep pace with the competitive world. The curriculum offers an area of concentration where most learners may increase their full potentials. The indicator of success is the 1st batch of graduates for the School Year 2016-2017 where learners are able to pass and move into higher learning.
The hands on and minds-on learning are the core of critical thinking among learners. In our today’s curriculum it gives emphasis on student centeredness where educators serve as facilitators. The involvement of young learners to different activities gives them opportunity to explore, expand, and elaborate their learning. Each of us is born skillful and academically inclined. We have the right to choose our own track of pursuing better education. As we grow, we are potentially capable in different talents and creativity. Some are born as scientists, computer analyst, engineers, doctors, accountant, singers, dancers, creates amazing visual arts and utilizing varieties of skills. The curriculum supports learners who are capable with it.
The implementation of Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum (STE) among Junior High School students is a milestone of DepEd. In this modern world surrounded by scientific information, this curriculum relevantly fitted wherein it provides scientific inquiry, observing and enhances students curiosity. The special curriculum program aims to produce learners who are scientifically inclined which promotes hands-on learning through scientific approach. It also aims to produce holistically developed learners with high interest in the field of Science that can be future researchers and scientists. Learner expresses and shows that Science plays vital role in our modern society proven that it was successfully implemented. Nowadays, DepEd produces graduates which are now young professional under STE curriculum wherein most of them gives an excellent performance in terms of scientific research/approaches and in other discipline. Furthermore, it boosts the potentials of learners in the scientific world. Today, different schools still offer STE program and continuously produces a well-rounded learner.
In the year 2000, the Special Program for the Arts, (SPA) was implemented. The program aims to foster learners who are artistically inclined. They can express their talents through visual arts, musical instruments, dancing, theater arts, media arts, and music. The learners in this curriculum show most of their talents through individual and group performances. The SPA plays a relevant role in our educational system because it offers different specialization where most learners can be fully developed and a call to young artists of our society.
Another Curriculum was implemented, the Special Program for Information and Communication and Technology (SP-ICT). According to Dimock (2017) aged 7-22 are known as Generation Z were most of them are mostly spend their time utilizing internet. The curriculum objectives aims to produce learners who can perform basic and complicated computer works since they are exposed and surrounded to computer applications and living in the age of computer education. The enhancement on computer applications serve as preparation to young learners to be more skillful and prepare them in a more competitive jobs around the globe.
Benjamin once said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn” It was noted that in our today's competitive world, readiness, willingness, potentials, capabilities and concentration are the things should learner must do because they are the one who will become the workers of the country, who will shape the future, and catalyst of change in all walks of life.
The curriculum is considerably relevant because it gives guidance to a young learner to pursue education. Through the years, the curricula produce young professionals, scientists, artists and computer analysts as a result of successful education and undeniably remarkable. The excellent effort, collaboration and curriculum planning form the hierarchy of education. Better curriculum is the backbone of our educational system wherein different educational institutions will depend on it.