Education and passion

Is there any difference in educating a child who has no passion for education? Imagine a child tells the parents blankly that she has no reason to to go school since she has everything for herself!!

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Education and politics

Education in many countries has had different and varied influence in relation to politics.
Can we say that political temperatures in a country can either make education more suitable t access or not?
In Kenya for instance, the much said March 4th elections of next year is said to be going a major step in changing educational structures, that is if the right person is elected to guide the nation into achieving the same.
Do you think it will be possible that politics lay a positive role in shaping education in a country?
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somasasa.com: Challenges facing education in Kenya.

somasasa.com: Challenges facing education in Kenya.: In  most developing  countries, education is a major change to the economy as well as development. However, some challenges might face suc...

somasasa.com: Challenges facing education in Kenya.

somasasa.com: Challenges facing education in Kenya.: In  most developing  countries, education is a major change to the economy as well as development. However, some challenges might face suc...

Challenges facing education in Kenya.

In  most developing  countries, education is a major change to the economy as well as development. However, some challenges might face such countries as they strive towards achieving their educational goals. These may include the following:
1. Lack of adequate infrastructure and shortage of permanent classrooms in primary schools, particularly in poor districts or counties. For instance, this has been a major challenge in the north eastern part of the country.
2. Lack of clear legal guidelines on the implementation of inclusive education and non-formal education programmes. This has left the sector to guess and implement what is not appropriate at some time.
3. Lack of reliable data on children with special needs, out of school children and illiterate adults and youths. This information should be used as a guide in estimating what resources are needed for these groups of individuals who require specialized attention as regards education.
4. Shortfall of adult literacy teachers as well as teaching and learning materials. The adult literacy programmes have been neglected at some point now.
5. Low transition rates from primary to secondary schools. From secondary to higher education institutions and from the higher education institutions to the outside needs.
6. Outdated curricula for technical, vocational education and training. This leads to skills and knowledge that may not be appropriate for the labour requirements.
7. Inadequate physical facilities for technical, vocational education and training as well as mechanisms for quality assurance.
8. Limited resources for expansion of universities to cope with the number of students leaving secondary schools. This has led to many students being forced to find parallel education, being the only alternative, a challenge.
9. Mismatch between skills offered by Universities and the demand of the labour market. Most of the skills that learners acquire from the universities have always been said to be irrelevant to some extent.
10. High number of HIV/AIDs orphans. This has been a challenge, especially considering that the orphans have nobody to turn to when it comes to educational assistance.
11. High pupils to teachers ratios in less populated areas and low pupils to teachers ratios in less populated regions. This is a challenge for teachers who have to check on the needs of each and every pupil at school.
12. Due to need to contain the wage bill to manageable levels, the government does not employ new teachers, but only replaces those who leave through death, resignation or retirement. This has led to shortfall of teachers in schools.

Education planning.

Is it right to centralize educational planning in a country?
I am of the opinion that planning education for a country should be left to educational institutions so that each and every institution formulates their own curriculum.

Education and its functions.

Education for socialization
Values and norms that form the fabric of a society must be transmitted to the generation through education to prepare individuals into membership of the group
Education for economic functions.
Education is the main determiner of economic growth of any society. It should enable people to make use of their intellectual and physical talents to support societal development. Thus educational institutions should form an umbilical cord with vocational and government institutions in training of necessary personnel.
Education for cultural transformation
Education should help the youth adjust to changes in society as well as to develop ways of dealing with challenges in the society.
Education for individual development and self fulfillment
Education should help individuals realize their dreams and potentials to their fullest; to achieve this, education must offer a variety of opportunities to learners.
Education for social integration
Education should transmit into individuals an attitude of social cooperation and thus promote social responsibility and foster social solidarity.
Education for political functions
Education should enlighten the citizens on particular political values such as justice and equality, human rights and democracy. Besides, it should inform them of their obligation as a member of a political system.
The analysis of the concept of education is important. As foreseen the role, value, goals and aims of education are of essence in any societal structure. Thus, inquiry into the nature and concept of education enables individuals to understand the need and role of education.

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Goals of education in Kenya.

Education in Kenya is held on different goals that are provided with the intention of ensuring that education promotes sustainable development. Education in Kenya should do the following:

1. Promote national unity.
2. Promote national development.
3. Promote individual and self-fulfillment.
4. Promote social equity.
5. Promote respect for and development of cultural heritage.
6. Promote moral and religious values.
7. Promote international consciousness.
8. Promote good health and environmental protection.

Aims of education.

Aims of education

Aim is a general statement of intention which serves as a visionary intention. Aims give a very broad framework where one is trying to go, usually the future product. There are four dimensions of aims;

(i)                  The personal dimension.

Education is aimed at furnishing individuals with the appropriate skills and knowledge so that they become self reliant, adaptable and for them to self actualize.

(ii)                The intellectual dimension.

Education is aimed at providing intellectual nourishment to individuals through provision of knowledge and skills that are favorable in aiding the same.

(iii)               The social dimension.

Education is aimed at providing interactions between persons and persons. Education as a social provider is also aimed at providing interaction between people and the world, person to self interaction and it looks after the physical and emotional aspect of the individual and how they adapt at the family level and social level.

(iv)              The product dimension.

The aims of education should guide the school system to produce members of society who have adequate skills and knowledge that can be used to contribute to a productive society.

The aims of education in Kenya today follow these dimensions and others. Education therefore aims at providing and achieving the following;

The education must have the need of national development.

The education must assist in fostering and promoting national unity.

Education must prepare and equip the youth so that they can play a leading role in the nation.

The global aims of education also play a very important function or role in shaping the education policies and aims in Kenya. These global educational aims are formulated by UNESCO. They seek to do the following;

(i)                  Improving the standards of living of people in various countries.

(ii)                Fostering international understanding among people of the world, for example on cultural issues.

(iii)               Solving continuing problems that affect humanity, for example on climate.

Education system in Kenya.

Education system in Kenya.

Education can be defined in various terms. Some define education in terms of training, skills acquisition and as formal school attendance.

Some define education as a process of acquiring desired knowledge skills and attitudes and being a process, it therefore means that there must be continuity in education. Education is a life-long process. Education therefore is an instrument of transforming culture, a means of individual development and a process of preservation and transmission of cultural heritage.

Elements of education in Kenya:

(a)    Aims of education.

(b)   Goals of education.

(c)    The education system in Kenya.

Kenyan education can be discussed in relation to the above elements, that is, the aims of the education, the goals of education and the education systems in Kenya.

Education according to the Kenyan Constitution

Education is given a great understanding and provision in the Kenyan constitution. As part of measures to help eradicate illiteracy, education has been given priority in ensuring that every child gets a free and compulsory basic education. Even though there is no clear balance on what basic education should be, there is an explanation on the implemented free primary education being provided to every Kenyan child.

The following articles provides for education.

• No 43 (1): Every person has the right to (f) education.
• No 53: every child has the right to free and compulsory basic education.
• No 54 (1): A person with any disability is entitled (b) to access educational institutions and facilities for persons with disabilities that are integrated into society to the extent compatible with the interests of the person.
• No 55: The State shall take measures, including affirmative action programmes, to ensure that the youth (a) access relevant education and training.
• No 56: The State shall put in place affirmative action programmes designed to ensure that minorities and marginalized groups (b) are provided special opportunities in educational and economic fields.

Leaving aside the fact that the Constitution does not provide any definition of education, the above articles seem to identify the role of the state as a custodian of human rights and a welfare provider. Within the context of the Constitution, it would seem that the above quoted articles assume education is geared to employment, which depends directly on certification.

If we consider the extraordinary demand for education in Kenya [understood as certification], it could be an indication that there are very few other opportunities for Kenyans to progress in life without it. This angle justifies establishing education as a human right, but we still need to explore how to discharge this duty.

We could add another angle to this analysis: since worldwide experience is showing that one of the problems with welfare states is sustainability, we must ask ourselves how we are going to free the education system from corruption to maximize the use of resources in Kenya. This brings to the fore another question: how can a corrupt and bureaucratic education system dispense affirmative action? Will it have any credibility?

There is one further question we must ask ourselves: whether the present ills of society, such as corruption, have anything to do with the education system. Although increasing the education system output is a lofty target, can it be done without due regard to the transmission of values? Furthermore, whose duty it is to teach values: the state, the community, the family or religion? If it is not the state’s duty, what provision is there to allow mediating structures to discharge this responsibility?

"I can live without education"

Many people have always faced challenges in acquiring education and the major challenge has always been poverty and lack of support from other authorities that should be looking into achieving educational needs as important. So just how do you advice a young and energetic person who insists that education is not any solution to his or her problems?
I thought these words were just some people's way of explaining that education should not be a reason for one to succeed, but listen to this.
A very young, motivated and energetic boy of school age wakes up in the morning, takes a bath and after his breakfast, he walks to a nearby construction site to wait for his turn to be picked by a contractor to go and work as a 'fundi boy' and waits to be paid kshs 150 (2 dollars) in a day which he uses to survive. His major reason is that his friend who went through high school is back at home in the farm after failing to get a grade that can be accepted in the higher education institutions. Oh no!
After a hard and involving work under a scouching sun, the boy walks back home tired and overworked and all in his mind is how his pay of the day is going to be spent on several things he needs for a living.
 I got a chance to speak to him about this whole issue and was mainly concerned on why he left going to school in form two.
    'I can live without education', and that is his main word. I try asking why  but all he can confidently answer is that whether educated or not, he sees nothing interesting in somebody who has an office but still earning the same amount he earns in a month and to make it more worse for him, those in the offices spend a lot of their money.
'So you do not wish to live like those big people who drive big cars and live in posh houses?' I try to ask. but his answer is still straight as he claims that those people with big cars are not genuine workers. According to him, they only are either corrupt or blessed.
He further explains to me that even those who went to school are still working in the same level as he does and that motivates him to work with them. And so i ask him if he has any ambitions or goals he plans to achieve but in surprise, he only need to see another day to thank God for.
I later came to realize that many people go through such life and their major drive is not all my friend shared with me, neither is it about background. The major cause is the kind of socialization children go through when they are still young. You need to follow your child and always encourage him or her on the benefits of education. Some will never realize that there is any importance of waking every morning ad running to school to learn if they see no benefit in that.
Children need to be guided and let aware of why they should work hard in school and bring home good results.

This article is as a result of a field study i personally did in Kenya's largest slum, Kibera in which i found out that some learners are not even aware of the reasons why they go to school. When they see their parents going through hard times to provide for them, they are even demoralized to work hard and they end up losing it all.
Let us encourage the young school going children to take education as a very important tool in their life that can bring change to their states of life. They need a lot of counseling.



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Evans.