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Dokora shutting our children from attaining international recognised qualifications
18 Mar 2017 at 11:47hrs | Views
Concerns are escalating that the newly introduced education curriculum by the Primary and Secondary Education Minister Lazaras Dokora has future repercussions from the students who are likely to face challenges in securing either international study scholarship or work due to some of the subjects which are now hidden in the new names which are not commensurate with the international standards.
Teachers in both primary and secondary schools are still confused over the curriculum and what it is meant to achieve as the nation had so far achieved a lot through the old curriculum which produced highly recognised qualifications globally and earned the nation so much respect since 1980.
Most surprising and baffling is the change of English language which is regarded as an international language of communication and instruction which in now hidden in the so called Foreign language. One wonders if such as learn completes his education here and goes to secure a job in a foreign land or in Britain what will the think the subject is because they will be expecting someone who learnt English.
A teacher at a rural school said the whole subjects had a change in the new curriculum which a lot of implications to the teachers who will spent almost two years to adjust to the demands of those subjects at the time this means a loss of time for the learners.
At primary school level the students are confused with the introduction of Agriculture which however they recommend as better than other subjects in terms of benefiting the learners in future. Other subjects with serious negative effects to the future of the learners are Indigenous language which one would ask which one among the host of languages, Foreign language which teachers said envelopes English language and this confuses as to which foreign language the subject name refers to.
Other subjects which were introduced at primary level which Dokora must be commended for are Information and Communication Technology, Family and Moral Education, Physical Education, Science in Mathematics, Heritage Social Studies, and Visual Arts and this citizens have viewed them as progressive for the learners despite the set backs which are highlighted on English and Indigenous Languages which are not clearly spelt out.
"we are still struggling to copy with the work lord following the introduction of many subjects which some of them we are not yet able to deliver due to resource and training set backs," said a teacher.
Teachers in both primary and secondary schools are still confused over the curriculum and what it is meant to achieve as the nation had so far achieved a lot through the old curriculum which produced highly recognised qualifications globally and earned the nation so much respect since 1980.
Most surprising and baffling is the change of English language which is regarded as an international language of communication and instruction which in now hidden in the so called Foreign language. One wonders if such as learn completes his education here and goes to secure a job in a foreign land or in Britain what will the think the subject is because they will be expecting someone who learnt English.
At primary school level the students are confused with the introduction of Agriculture which however they recommend as better than other subjects in terms of benefiting the learners in future. Other subjects with serious negative effects to the future of the learners are Indigenous language which one would ask which one among the host of languages, Foreign language which teachers said envelopes English language and this confuses as to which foreign language the subject name refers to.
Other subjects which were introduced at primary level which Dokora must be commended for are Information and Communication Technology, Family and Moral Education, Physical Education, Science in Mathematics, Heritage Social Studies, and Visual Arts and this citizens have viewed them as progressive for the learners despite the set backs which are highlighted on English and Indigenous Languages which are not clearly spelt out.
"we are still struggling to copy with the work lord following the introduction of many subjects which some of them we are not yet able to deliver due to resource and training set backs," said a teacher.
Source - Byo24News
