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Is K12 useful for IT Education in the Philippines?

Before I give my opinion on this, let us try to define first what is K12.  K12 is a term used in education from the first world countries. It refers to grades from kindergarten (K) and the 1st through the 12th grade (1-12). This setup might be familiar with other people. It is even a normal setup for many. However, in the Philippines, it is a different setting. Primary education here starts from nursery up to kindergarten. There's nursery 1 and 2, kindergarten 1 and 2, grades 1 to 6, and for the high school, it's from 1st year to 4th year. The following is a usual age mapping for these education levels: Age     Level 3         Nursery 1 4         Nursery 2 5         Kinder 1 6         Kinder 2 7         Grade 1 8         Grade 2 9         Grade 3 10       Grade 4 11       Grade 5 12 ...