It's called "k to 12"

One day, I was at the mall then I heard a parent having a conversation with his child. They were talking about this "k+12". The parent was talking about that it has been implemented this year and his child will be under that "k+12". His child argues that it is not "k+12", "daddy, it's k-to-12" the child said. So, when I got home from the mall. I was curious about it what the real name of it.

After I did my research in the internet, the child in the mall was right. I found out that it is called "k-to-12" not "k+12". I found this article in Manila bulletin. I think many people are confuse what it will be called. So, they made this article for the people know what should be it called.


Manila bulletin has this article “DepEd: It’s ‘K to 12’” by Ina Hernando-Malipot. In this article, the DepEd want to clarify that the new educational system is called “K to 12” not k+12, k-12 nor k12. They want to clarify that not all features of k to 12 are new. They explain that “k+12” may confuse people that it’s only 12 years not a sum of 13 years. For “k-12” that some people will understand this as K minus 12. They explain the k to 12 program that the kindergarten will be compulsory to all before they enter six years of elementary, then a four years of junior high school, the additional two years of senior high school that a total 13 years.

The committees of the k to 12 program are from members of DepED, Commission and Higher Education (CHED) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). These committees are responsible for the information on the proposed model not only highlighting the basic education but designing the curriculum also. They focuses on the basic education but they focuses more on the curriculum using the spiral and ladderized approach for better progress from one level to another.

This article clarifies us that the educational system is called “k to 12” only, and no other names for us to avoid confusions and misinterpretation. It also clarifies us that it is not all about adding two more years for basic education but also to designed curriculum for better progress from one level to another. This article is useful for those people who are not clear what the k to 12 is.

I conclude that people need to have knowledge to the k to 12 program before they give judgment on it. They made this program implemented not just to add years but for the benefit also of the students ready in college.