Education

[Bonter]

Hi,
Isn't the recent announcement by the minister for education to set A- as the minimum entry point to join varsity something to scare? In my opinion this means that University is now a thing reserved for the rich .Why? Because the rich take their kids to nice primary schools where they pass well n join National schools. From here, the chance of joining campus is very high. The few who wont make will definitely join the university through alternative/parallel programmes. Now letz reason here,what will happen to the majority in the shambaz who only rely on Sh.100 to sustain a family(averaging 8 pple)? Do i have to continue from here? No,of course! Now letz have your contribution.

[altoo]

Education in Kenya will surely become a joke if they go ahead and stick to the A- minimum to join the universities. It will pretty much eliminate most of the kids who attend public schools coz we all know public schools do not have the facilities and the laboratories essential to pass the national exams. Only the rich which's less than 10% of the Kenyan population would afford to educate their kids and the next thing you know getting university education will be a "legacy" kinda thing..I think wanainchi should fight this effort to the death..what a mess

[bahrmasa]

Bonter, Contributions will come. The question am asking myself is what do you plan to do with whatever contributions that will come. This same question also applies to the other debates in this website not just yours. It appears we are engaging ourselves in a debate or rather like probing from others what they know of this and that. I don?t think its right for us to keep pointing out this and that problem without offering tangible solutions. Many of us are becoming experts in spotting problems but very poor in offering the way forward. We needs to be proactive OTHERWISE our efforts will go to waste. Your debate is more solemn to just pass for entertainment-You never know, perhaps, someone in authority may one day adopt the contributions, and when that happens, then it will benefit all of us.

[altoo]

I say majimbo today, majimbo tomorrow, majimbo forever..there comes a prescription to solve all our EDUCATION SYSTEM problems
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[Memo]

we all hate being poor! No offense, but if the ONLY way one could payfor his/he education is through loans, why dnt they look harder for scholarships ??people can make a decent living and still pay off their loans.My opinion,concerning kids from poor families in college/uni... can do 2 things.moja:live below your means...get a job& make sure wateva u r making,put away a certain % ..u can work WHILE in college, AND even when you are doing your studies (Hell, there are tons of assistantships and fellowships that will pay for ones tuition). 2.find loans that have low interest...3,make lots connections with your proffesors to get decent jobs.
the experience of "being poor" will make one a more well rounded person and motivation to do better and go farther in life.

[cheptabkoret]

memo.... do you live in kenya? at present?
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[Rokiha]

why dnt they look harder for scholarships ??

Memo do you know who are in charge of this at the ministry of education currently? like squeezing a stone for water.

[altoo]

[SuraMbaya]

didn't ODM promise to bring back the old 7-4-2-3 system?
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[Rokiha]

It's really not a matter of systems.
What I believe in and what matters most is .. can the present or the future government provide and sustain the resoursces it provides to the ministry???

Quality and not quantity and it counts less whether its a federal system of government or not.

[altoo]

[Rokiha]

Thanks al for the observations and the additional contribution. I think it didn't come out clearly. The systems I meant was the education ones ... either current 8.4.4 or the previous 7.4.2.3 but all in all the government system in place at any given time counts and that is what you have pointed out clearly and I do concur fully.

Let us wait and see next year... since Iam almost certain we are winning.

[altoo]

thanks rokiha for the clarification......I guess i am not as objective as i should be in comparing the two systems the govt has experimented on courtesy of personally being the among last beneficiaries of the old 7-4-2-3 system back ion 1989 & still thinks that all things considered it was better coz it's streamlined the curriculum early on to make it easy for one to pick a career as opposed to the 8-4-4 system which generalized it but then again, that's just a personal opinion. Either way though, you right that we need a govt that can sustain the education system in not only educating, but also investing in jobs to make sure that all the graduates getting out have the necessary jobs that matches their training skills
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[Nyiganet]

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Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.
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