The Competency Based Curriculum (CBC), according to inhabitants of Mandera, should be scrapped because it is too expensive.
They requested the President to reinstate Kenya’s 8:4:4 system while continuing to enhance CBC during a public meeting held by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reform on Tuesday.
According to Mohamed Issack, “CBC was a hurried program that was forced upon parents and teachers, but if given time and the input of stakeholders, it can assist our community.”
He claimed that a lack of teachers in Mandera was the reason the new educational system had failed to catch on.
“Our schools are understaffed with teachers. The handful that we do have aren’t even qualified to instruct CBC. How does Mandera compare to other counties with the resources required to run the same educational system? ” He smiled.
Another obstacle to the system’s viability in Mandera, he said, is the enormous expense of supporting CBC.
“All CBC assignments require students to purchase supplies to complete them at home or at school. We cannot afford this everyday expense because the majority of parents in Mandera are poor, he remarked.
1,866 teachers are needed in the county, with 1,385 needed for public primary schools and 481 for secondary institutions.
Local education officers estimate that there is only one teacher in 57 public primary schools in Mandera.
Before we consider altering the nation’s educational system, we must first create a suitable learning atmosphere. We cannot implement a new educational method in a school with only one teacher and subpar facilities, Mr. Adan Mohamed said.
To overcome the inadequacies in the education system, he suggested decreasing the entry requirements for universities that train teachers.
Instead of altering the system, he advocated for promotions and increased pay for teachers.
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1,866 teachers are needed in the county, with 1,385 needed for public primary schools and 481 for secondary institutions.
Local education officers estimate that there is only one teacher in 57 public primary schools in Mandera.
Before we consider altering the nation’s educational system, we must first create a suitable learning atmosphere. We cannot implement a new educational method in a school with only one teacher and subpar facilities, Mr. Adan Mohamed said.
To overcome the inadequacies in the education system, he suggested decreasing the entry requirements for universities that train teachers.
Instead of altering the system, he advocated for promotions and increased pay for teachers.
Before doing anything else, we need to look at the welfare of teachers in terms of improved salary, promotions, and capacity building, he said.
The national government, according to Mr. Mohamed, a retired teacher, should first introduce budgets for schools to operate and support CBC before adopting it.
“CBC places a heavy strain on parents. Instead of putting a burden on parents every evening, let the government give money to schools so they can purchase anything needed for instruction.
He claimed that CBC showed a lack of respect for several cultures and religions.
He objected to the grading system, asking, “How do you ask a Muslim community to start raising pigs at the classroom in the name of learning.
