Most of the population don't need much formal education beyond the functional literacy and numeracy which is achieved by age of 12

Really?? At the age of 12? That is very basic education.

Are they copying the UK or is it more of the US model?

What Kenyan education lacks is producing creative minds. Our education products cannot solve problems that they haven't been taught yet that's the whole essence of education; to creatively solving new problems, not old.

1. Learners will not sit exams but they will be evaluated through Continuous Assessment Tests (CATs) on the skills acquired as opposed to cramming for exams as has been the case.

2. The needs of special needs children have also been incorporated in the curriculum which will integrate ICT at all levels of education.

3. The 2-6-3-3-3 model places emphasis on formative years of learning where learners will spend a total of eight years - 2 in pre-primary and six in primary.

4. Subjects to be taught in lower primary are Kiswahili, English, literacy, and mother tongue as well as science, social studies and agricultural activities.

5. Upper primary will include Kiswahili, English, Mathematics, Home Science, Agriculture, Science and Technology, Creative Arts (art, craft and music), Moral and Life Skills and Physical and Health Education.
Others are social studies (citizenship, geography and history) with an option of a foreign language (French, German, Chinese and Arabic).

6. Learners at senior secondary (ages 15-17) will focus on three areas of specialization depending on their skills, talents and interests. Graduates from this level will have the option to join vocational training centres or pursue university education for three years.

We agree that a pilot study was carried out, results may not have been released to the public but surely the ministry implementing this have it right?

The govt hopes to provide text books and learning material.

As for rushing when Ole Kiyapi was the PS Education 2010-2011 he spoke of changing the curriculum. .

It was even his campaign mantra when he ran for the presidency in 2012-13

Someone mentioned it on Wazua

How long is enough to talk about it and start implementing? And is the world waiting?

What would a qualified teacher need to familiarize himself with for grade one and two? Anybody can teach that anytime. CATs Continous Assessments are set as teaching goes on. I see you dont want to let go the 8-4-4 mentality. Watch

Every qualified teacher has been taught the basics of teaching. There's nothing out of this world in teaching. But, as of Oct about 80K teachers had gone through pilot training, not enough but nothing alarming

No new books are needed for lower primary schools but rather a number of books will be dropped

Me,I think after learning numeracy,literacy and social skills.Learning should be talent nurturing and not trying to make everyone a doc and lawyer

I agree there is an abnormal fascination with exam passing and moving on to become a doc, or lawyer or engineer.
there are some similarities with the German education system, I also think the original 8-4-4 was designed with the same outcome just that it has been watered down and had been turned into a memorization exam passing/cheating contest.

It will face the same predicament if we let siasa get into it. We need a change in how we view policy implementation and let institutions work. Do you know why the best education system in the world works?

I guess new because they intended to start with 2018 group but had no materials then