(SunStar) EDUCATION Secretary Vice President Sara Duterte bared on Monday, January 30, 2023 several findings of the review of the Kinder to Grade 12 (K to 12) curriculum.
In her speech during the Basic Education Report 2023, Duterte said the curriculum, which is the core of basic education of the K to 12 program, is “congested.”. She said some prerequisites of identified learning competencies are missing or misplaced in the curriculum and that the significant number of learning competencies cater to higher cognitive demands.
She said that while the work immersion program for senior high school has contributed to a high passing rate of 90 based on the National Certificate Assessment administered by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, industry partners expressed concern that the time allotment for the program is only for familiarization and not for actual skills acquisition… Read More
