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washiku wrote:Sasa shule za Nai and other cosmopolitan towns n cities itakua aje? They can have different streams for each class e.g. Std 1 luo Std 1 okuyo Std 1 luhya Std 1 kaleo etc
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/21/2013 Posts: 2,841 Location: Here
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Back then, I began my schooling in town where the medium of instruction was English & Kiswahili. I still recall the shock when we shifted to a rural place where the medium of instruction was vernacular. And to make it worse, it wasn't even my vernacular. Stress nayo? I literally forced and demanded to go to boarding school at the earliest possible opportunity. Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/23/2008 Posts: 3,017
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Does the gava carry out studies or research before deciding on policy, if yes they should make them public so we consumers can understand where they are coming from. I hope and pray our reference point is not Tanzania or Rwanda. I find the Education Cabinet Secretary especially incompetent and extremely backward, in his decision making and even the way he carries himself. PORK looks like a fairly wired guy, where did he get all this clowns he made cabinet secretaries. "The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/21/2013 Posts: 2,841 Location: Here
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Obi 1 Kanobi wrote:Does the gava carry out studies or research before deciding on policy, if yes they should make them public so we consumers can understand where they are coming from. I hope and pray our reference point is not Tanzania or Rwanda.
I find the Education Cabinet Secretary especially incompetent and extremely backward, in his decision making and even the way he carries himself. PORK looks like a fairly wired guy, where did he get all this clowns he made cabinet secretaries.  Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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The govt was clear that the local language will only be used in areas that are homogenous, while kiswahili will be used for the cosmopolitan areas. Thus areas like deep in Karachuonyo, othaya, kabartojo, nyamira etc, they would use their local languages, but in towns and other cosmopolitan areas they would use kiswahili.
The argument is that kids at that age (nursery to class 3) are best instructed in a language they already know, i.e. their mother tongue. This is per scientific findings. Thus if a kid reports to school on the first day and the only language he or she knows is dholuo, okuyo, tugen, or kamba etc, then you should instruct them in that language as you teach them a new language (english, swahili) which will later be used for instruction. Not caning pupils who can't speak the new language.
Imagine if you went to do your degree in China where the mode of instruction is chinese. You will be most comfortable if you found a professor who can instruct you in your language (english), as you learn chinese.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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jaggernaut wrote:So isokei for an Englishman to study in his mother tongue english, a german kid to study in german, a chinese in mandarin etc, but wrong for an okuyo or luo to learn in the language of his forefathers. nikujichukia!! All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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[quote=kenmac]children understand concepts better in their vernacular languages. Just because English is universal does not make it best for teaching young children. http://www.polis.leeds.a...inter-10/gacheche-e.pdf
http://blog.nus.edu.sg/e...ills-of-young-learners/[/quote] Those are interesting research papers. I was particularly drawn to this finding: Quote:Moreover, mother tongue-based instruction, as compared to second-language instruction, had stronger effect on the preschoolers’ literacy skills.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/23/2008 Posts: 3,017
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masukuma wrote:jaggernaut wrote:So isokei for an Englishman to study in his mother tongue english, a german kid to study in german, a chinese in mandarin etc, but wrong for an okuyo or luo to learn in the language of his forefathers. nikujichukia!! @Jagger, English is no longer just the language of the Brits, its a world language, we need to accept and move on. Our mother toungues died the minute Kenya the nation was born, if we don't like English we can talk swa, but trust you me, the kales kiuks, Luhyas Luo's etc languages are dying after our generation. At best they have another 50 years. "The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2007 Posts: 8,776 Location: Cameroon
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Very stupid n backward idea. So luo n luhya kids residing in Gatanga will be forced to learn in a strange tongue? What the hell? Mothertongue watoto wanasomea nyumbani wakicheza n from their parents n siblings. Let them learn the international languages in school from an early age. Kaimenyi ni mayai ya quail tu. TULIA.........UFUNZWE!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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simonkabz wrote:Very stupid n backward idea. So luo n luhya kids residing in Gatanga will be forced to learn in a strange tongue? What the hell?
Mothertongue watoto wanasomea nyumbani wakicheza n from their parents n siblings. Let them learn the international languages in school from an early age. Kaimenyi ni mayai ya quail tu. They will be very lucky to learn one more language. How i wish i knew one or two local languages in addition to my mother tongue!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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Obi 1 Kanobi wrote:masukuma wrote:jaggernaut wrote:So isokei for an Englishman to study in his mother tongue english, a german kid to study in german, a chinese in mandarin etc, but wrong for an okuyo or luo to learn in the language of his forefathers. nikujichukia!! @Jagger, English is no longer just the language of the Brits, its a world language, we need to accept and move on. Our mother toungues died the minute Kenya the nation was born, if we don't like English we can talk swa, but trust you me, the kales kiuks, Luhyas Luo's etc languages are dying after our generation. At best they have another 50 years. when did this happen? coz we need to differentiate, Nation, State and Country (perhaps even republic) ( pushing up my count) All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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