Education
How to raise learning standards
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- Published on Monday, 25 February 2008 22:35
Some students, for instance, go all the way to Form Four before being exposed to basic science equipment like a microscope. It is time this problem was sorted out once and for all. The schools must be supplied with adequate learning materials and teaching taken seriously.
Together, let us improve education standards in Nyamira.
An imminent education crisis looms in Kenya. Unless urgent measures are taken, this could have far reaching implications in our education sector. Consequently, someone from Jogoo House should come out and explain or help avert this problem.
The Education ministry, through a circular dated January 9, 2008, detailed how the free secondary education would be implemented. According to this circular, the Government was to spend Sh10,625 per child. Even as principals were hurriedly made to open bank accounts, no money so far has been sent to them.
What is more disturbing is another circular attributed to Jogoo House MOE/G1/9/1 and dated 12th February 12, 2008, only Sh2,071 is said to have been dispatched to the school accounts.
A number of questions emerge. Why Sh2,071 and not Sh5,132.50? Now that the Sh2,071 is termed as the first tranche in the later circular, is that all for the term? If not, then when is the rest to be expected? What advice would be given to the principals given that the schools must run and the Sh2,000 per child is not enough?
To make matters worse, even the Sh2,071 has not reached the schools although the first term is midway.
