THE PERCEPTION OF YS-10 LEARNERS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE K-12 CURRICULUM

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In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for
CAE, Economics and Mathematics 11

CHAPTER I
PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING

I. Introduction
Education is a basic human right and a significant factor in the development of children, communities, and countries. (Herz, B. and Sperling G.B., 2004) It is valued by a lot of Filipinos mainly because it is the start of economic improvement and it is the key to a brighter future.
The Philippines was one of only three countries in the world and the only one in Asia that still had 10 years in basic education. This has always been seen as a disadvantage for the learners who are competing in an increasingly global job market and also reason of having a high number of unemployment in the country.

The government asserts that with the implementation of K12 program, the problem of unemployment in the country will be resolved. In as much as employment in the Philippines is concerned, 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 country has, thus, creating an expansion in the global competency. (DepEd, 2010)

President Aquino aforementioned that we needed to add two more years of basic education in the country. Those who can afford to pay up to fourteen years of schooling would have a chance to get to best universities and have better jobs. He also stated that he wanted at least 12 years of basic education for public school children to give them an even chance at succeeding.

Although many people could benefit from this system, still, a lot of problems occurred such as the immediate implementation and unpreparedness of the