^ Kindergarten to Twelfth grade in America (for public schools) is free. And when I say public schools, it's not like the Philippines. It looks something like this http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=USA+public+schools&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1252&bih=545&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=uymcT6XOIabg0QHe2KiKDw#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=usa+classroom&oq=USA+classr&aq=0&aqi=g1&aql=&gs_nf=1&gs_l=img.3.0.0.10165.11837.4.12954.10.10.0.1.1.1.466.2963.0j1j1j6j1.9.0.wsljgVqwzTs&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=4162ec74cf8a9f12&biw=1252&bih=545 Sometimes it's even better than Philippines' private schools. Anyway, I don't thing having a K12 system is a bad idea. Although it might take a long time. People in America graduate when they're around 18-19 and they'll be surprised if you graduate around 15-17 Personal experience, since they added have two more years than the Philippines, the subjects weren't that hard. (Or maybe I just didn't take calculus.) So, it depends. In my point of view though, the Philippines' education system is good as it is.