MATATAG Curriculum: Why Curriculum [must] Change?
Carie Justine P Estrellado
Discipline: Education
Abstract:
Curriculum changes dovetail with societal needs and advancements. As the world evolves, the educational landscape
adapts to prepare students effectively. Technological progress, globalization, political acumen, and shifts in societal
values necessitate updates to curriculum content and paradigms. This paper stimulates a macro-sociological vista on
the MATATAG curriculum in the Philippine context. This revised curriculum, effective from the school year 2024 to
2025, addresses challenges faced by the current K to 12 curriculum, including numerous contents, misplaced
prerequisite learning competencies, social inequities, and imbalances in thinking demands. This paper advances
discourse regarding the adaptation to humanized learning and addresses the shortcomings of existing systems. In
essence, curriculum changes are not just a response to challenges but a proactive stance for the demands of everchanging needs. Although the context of the MATATAG agenda is not a mere blank ideation, it can be considered a
national movement. Undeniably, education cannot be put at stake here because it determines what and how the
Philippine nation will become in the next generation.
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Nicole F. Rebio
3 months ago
I like it