The existing K-12 education system needs overhauling after the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) revelation that students who graduated amid the pandemic lacked soft skills, Alliance of Concerned Teachers Rep. France Castro said. CDNDigital READ:
In a statement on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, Castro said that the COVID-19 pandemic only worsened existing educational system problems, which she believes were compounded by the K-to-12 system.
However, as stated in the CHR report, many education and career experts believe the system has not equipped students with the soft skills, personal traits, and emotional intelligence needed in the workplace. “Marapat talaga na ma-overhaul na ang K-12 ng isang sistema ng pagtuturo na mas angkop para sa mga batang Pilipino at di naman din lalaspag sa kanila at sa mga guro at totoong magagamit nila ang kanilang mga natututunan,” she added.
According to the report, the government’s K-12 program tries to give senior high school students the much-needed competencies. However, “not much attention is given to developing their life and soft skills, which, as the employer participants attest, are equally important in the workplace.
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