Why I'm For the 12-Years of Basic Education

I was one of the lucky ones to get 11 years of basic education instead of the norm of ten years here in the Philippines.  Some Catholic schools here require Grade 7 and we had no choice but to follow them.  Looking back, I think it did me some good, and I feel that if I had 12 years of basic education, I would have been able to do better in college and maybe in life in general.  As it is, I feel that I have already maximized what I have learned in school (me, just being a college graduate, with no fancy masters or doctorate degree).  I actually earn more than a surgeon does in the US so I think I'm doing pretty well.  The truth is, you cannot compete with businessmen like me, earnings wise.  We will always earn more since we have a mass product which we can sell to a bigger slice of the population.

Anyway, I remember that the added year made me more superior to my classmates (who only had 10 years) in many areas, like Math, Science and English, even Filipino and Social Studies.  I was more articulate in both written and oral English and Filipino, and in a way, we were more advanced than most schools where I grew up in.  I knew all the chemical symbols since we started them freshman year.  The school I moved to only taught it in 3rd year Chemistry.  We studied world capitals in freshman year.  The school I moved to taught it in 3rd year. I aced both easily, because, in a way, you could say, we were 'advanced'.  I can say that from experience since I transferred schools during my high school.  What they were teaching in their second year level, I knew most of them already in Grade 7.  Lucky me but in a way, it kinda stunted my learning that year. 

Anyhow, I don't know how our public schools can handle 2 more extra years.  As it is the current resources are so stretched to the limit!  But as they say, if Pnoy has the will, he will find the way!