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Impunity
#1 Posted : Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:06:44 PM
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2-6-3-3-3 = 17 years of initial education.
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#2 Posted : Thursday, February 02, 2012 8:54:27 PM
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I think it is a big mistake. I think we have been hoodwinked to believe that the more radical and dramatic a change then the better the results. As this report clearly reckons, such changes are costly and very disruptive. What is wrong with slowly changing the CONTENT of the education provided while still keeping the FORM of the system such as when schools open and close and also the years? Why do we need to build new classrooms and hire new teachers rather than repair and expand existing classrooms and retrain and hire new teachers as we expand? And for God's sake do we need to introduce more levels and national exams???
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#3 Posted : Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:34:46 PM
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they removed thechnical subjects in early 2000's, now they want to return it??? do they know what they are doing or just guess work
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#4 Posted : Friday, February 03, 2012 7:11:28 AM
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Reforms = rename this, rename that,ect. Ati reforms is to rename the KNEC into sijui what...
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#5 Posted : Friday, February 03, 2012 7:30:18 AM
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@Robinson Githae, I get your point.
Like they propose to rename KCPE to KPEC (kenya primary education certificate)...what a shieety reform?
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#6 Posted : Friday, February 03, 2012 11:11:29 AM
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In the whole, the proposed system is much better. Hoodwinked? By who? Just nature, resistance to change. They removed technical subjects, now they are not re-introducing them, they will be taught in technical schools. Kids and parents will be in a position to choose what kind of school to take their kids depending on their potential. The argument that it's risky to specialize doesn't hold much. Jacks of all trades contribute the mess n confusion, pretending to do anything n everything.That with discipline shall instill workmanship n responsibility,things we lack in this country.
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#7 Posted : Friday, February 03, 2012 11:23:44 AM
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The proposals sound better (are better) than the current mess.
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#8 Posted : Friday, February 03, 2012 11:47:35 AM
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And now they want headmasters/principals to sign 3 year contracts!
Why cant they extend the same to all teachers?
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#9 Posted : Monday, February 06, 2012 11:27:50 AM
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This proposed system sounds like a recycle of the old system that the British had established here where students sat for KJSE in form 2 another exam(common entrance?) in form 4 and another in form 6.

I was reading the Sunday Nation column '30 years ago' yesterday. Minister Kamotho is quoted in 1982 proposing changes in the education system so as to have a new system with fewer exams and one which would make students self-reliant.

I am not sure more exams will help in any way. They will just help teachers insist on your child going for weekend and holiday tuition from class 1.

However, the return of technical subjects is good. I think the new system is worth implementing.
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#10 Posted : Tuesday, February 07, 2012 11:49:36 AM
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"Problem with Kenyan ideas is that they are very good on paper but implementation is always a mess. Just wait and see how this one will be done.

Primary school will change from 1-8 to 2-6-3. Therefore, two additional classrooms are required before we even start talking about teachers.

Now this is comming just after we started stabilising after the FPE fiasco... which came after we sorted out the messes created by 8-4-4... which was after the KNEC mess that came after disbanding the EAEC...

Are we planning to create perennial crises in our schools?"
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