TSC, stakeholders need to debate new plans for trainee teachers
Out of every three unemployed teachers, one is bound to remain jobless for the foreseeable future.
By Robert Wesonga 2 years ago
TSC, stakeholders need to debate new plans for trainee teachers
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Don’t sacrifice university degrees at the altar of TVET institutions
Government advisors in effort to address the deficit have argued to diminish the role of universities.
By Robert Wesonga 2 years ago
Don’t sacrifice university degrees at the altar of TVET institutions
Why varsities will outlive latest setback
If anyone revels in the lie that technical and vocational training institutions (TVETs) will kill universities, it means that we have a problem.
By Robert Wesonga 3 years ago
Why varsities will outlive latest setback
Flipside: Pandemic has made teachers in absentee parents
When this thing started in a little-known Chinese City of Wuhan, little did the world know that the reset button on life had been activated.
By Robert Wesonga 3 years ago
Flipside: Pandemic has made teachers in absentee parents
No-nonsense approach to examinations bearing fruit
In four-short years, Fred Matiang’i and George Magoha have managed to restore the credibility of examinations.
By Robert Wesonga 4 years ago
No-nonsense approach to examinations bearing fruit
Could universities politics be too hot to handle for Magoha?
He is right about the need for reforms, but questions exist on his
By Robert Wesonga 4 years ago
Could universities politics be too hot to handle for Magoha?
How the spartan in education can mitigate impact of terrorism
As we grapple with combating terrorism, inspiration from Sparta and Greece is instructive.
By Robert Wesonga 5 years ago
How the spartan in education can mitigate impact of terrorism
There is more to life than just good academic grades
Succeeding in life involves more to life than just good academic grades.
By Robert Wesonga 5 years ago
There is more to life than just good academic grades
Education Ministry using opinion 'polls' to make decisions
It appears that MoE has set the standard that can be adopted by other ministries. They are no longer obligated to make decisions based on thought
By Robert Wesonga 5 years ago
Education Ministry using opinion 'polls' to make decisions
Why the new education curriculum could not be rolled out as planned
There are many reasons that bar the rolling of new educational curriculum.
By Robert Wesonga 5 years ago
Why the new education curriculum could not be rolled out as planned
You don’t need to pass math to be a good artist
I have never had any problem with mathematics, but the subject has had plenty of problems with me.
By Robert Wesonga 5 years ago
You don’t need to pass math to be a good artist
Reflections: Clearing high school in the 90s
But beyond the school’s gate, the promise of freedom was not consoling anymore.
By Robert Wesonga 5 years ago
Reflections: Clearing high school in the 90s
Just blame the teacher, and all will be fine
I am sure our children do not watch our country’s political shenanigans, be it in school or at home.
By Robert Wesonga 5 years ago
Just blame the teacher, and all will be fine
Admission rule slowly killing public varsities
The government has announced its plan to fund private secondary schools.
By Robert Wesonga 5 years ago
Admission rule slowly killing public varsities
These flaws might bog down new curriculum
If not addressed, textbook errors and poor piloting of new system could compromise learning
By Robert Wesonga 5 years ago
These flaws might bog down new curriculum
When the meaning of 'Anthropo', is lost in 'Anthropogenic'
The arts and humanities are central to the human condition, and it is delusional for anyone to imagine that he can diminish their stature
By Robert Wesonga 5 years ago
When the meaning of 'Anthropo', is lost in 'Anthropogenic'
So who sanctioned all this eating in schools?
Monitoring officials checking on transition rates asking for monetary favours
By Robert Wesonga 5 years ago
So who sanctioned all this eating in schools?
Knec unclever to blow whistle on cheating
The tension attending to 2018 national examinations
By Robert Wesonga 5 years ago
Knec unclever to blow whistle on cheating
Two brothers killed by lightning while studying
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