June 15th, 2010
Long term goal or short term goal? I do not know but my first reaction upon hearing the proposal that there will be additional years for basic education, I somehow did not agree. For the longest time, Filipinos has six years in elementary and four years in high school. There are some exclusive schools that has grade 7 and all that but for majority, it is six and four.
The main goal of parents is to send their kids to college and let them graduate and have their own life. Meaning, to be able to graduate and land a job.
I am not really comfortable with this proposal of the new administration. But, I do understand the reason.
Maybe if those additional years will be for free, then many will agree!
it is unlikely that it will be free. lets get our fingers crossed that this will not push through