By: Flores, Kryz Dhaniel P.
Education is no longer confined to four classroom walls and a chalkboard. With the Department of Education’s rollout of the strengthened Senior High School (SHS) curriculum this 2025–2026 school year, technology is stepping in as more than just a tool, it’s becoming a friend, a guide, and a bridge between learners and the future they’re preparing for.
One of the most significant changes in the new SHS curriculum is the shift toward essential skills, with only five core subjects in Grade 11: Effective Communication, Life and Career Skills, General Math, General Science, and Philippine History and Society. These subjects are deeply rooted in real-world relevance, and technology can make them even more engaging and accessible.
Through e-learning platforms, students can now access interactive lessons, videos, simulations, and online quizzes that adapt to their learning pace and style. Apps and platforms like Google Classroom, Kahoot, and Quizizz provide spaces where learning is not only fun but also personalized and continuous, even outside school hours.
In subjects like Life and Career Skills, digital tools offer even more support. Resume builders, virtual mock interviews, and career exploration apps allow students to prepare for the workforce in practical, hands-on ways. Students can also use platforms like LinkedIn Learning and YouTube Edu to build soft skills, like time management or digital etiquette that aren’t always taught in textbooks but are essential in real life.
However, this friendship with technology comes with responsibility. Proper digital citizenship, media literacy, and discipline must be part of the curriculum too. As students grow more independent with tech, they must also be guided on how to navigate the internet safely, critically, and ethically.
In this new curriculum, technology isn’t meant to replace teachers, it’s here to support them. It’s a partner that enhances instruction, sparks curiosity, and connects learners to the world beyond their classrooms. Just like a true friend, it offers help when needed, answers questions patiently, and grows with you.
In this new era of senior high school, students don’t have to walk the path alone. With the right tools, guidance, and mindset, they’ll always have a friend in technology. And as they move forward into a more modern, flexible, and future-ready curriculum, that friendship might just make all the difference.
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