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DepEd vows enjoyable, interactive classes under K+12 program http://www.sunstar.com.ph January 11, 2012 MANILA — Education Secretary Armin Luistro on Wednesday said the proposed 12-year basic education program will be enjoyable, easily understood, and interactive. “We are making it a real learning experience for the students, meaning, it will be less on memorization but more encouraging…

Human Rights Online Philippines

January 12, 2012

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Armin Luistro, Critical thinking, Department of Education, Department of Social Welfare and Development (Philippines), Education, Grade 3, Luistro, Philippine

DepEd vows enjoyable, interactive classes under K+12 program
http://www.sunstar.com.ph
January 11, 2012

MANILA — Education Secretary Armin Luistro on Wednesday said the proposed 12-year basic education program will be enjoyable, easily understood, and interactive.

“We are making it a real learning experience for the students, meaning, it will be less on memorization but more encouraging of critical thinking,” he said.

Luistro said that the new K to 12 curriculum will also implement the mother tongue-based multi-lingual education (MTB-MLE) in studying lessons from Kinder up to Grade 3.

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