Teachers Urged to Use Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) Guidelines
The kenya National Parents Association chairman has urged teachers to use guidelines provided by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development to educate parents on their role in ensuring the success of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
Speaking to the press Maiyo urged all school principles to embrace the use of projectors in classes because it will boost understanding in learners.
“Seeing is believing they say. One principle of CBC states that projectors must be used to download images used for learning purposes. The memory of learners is boosted when they see what they are learning. Some parents have had a difficult time adjusting to the new curriculum and it is the duty of teachers to educate them,” said Maiyo.
Maiyo admitted to the challenge of learners being sent to parents by teachers to assist them in doing assignments stating that this challenge is brought about by the little training time allocated to teachers hence poor interpretation of the scheme of work.
“The Ministry of Education should retool the teachers by adding training time so that they can fully digest the new curriculum since there are different interpretations of the new curriculum. It is quite normal to face challenges because this is a complete revolution and it will take time for us to adjust and make it our norm but appropriate efforts should be put in place to ensure that these challenges are not immense,” added Maiyo.
Parents have been urged to get to know the selected schools that will be used in order to avoid more confusion.
“More than 5000 primary schools have been set aside to host the junior secondary schools though we don’t know the name of the schools yet. Immense adjustments will be there so all parents should find a means to get to know these schools so that they can plan themselves whether to transfer their children to other schools or not,” Maiyo said.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, IEBC, has been urged to look for alternative polling stations rather than the primary and secondary schools since elections in the country have been disrupting the school calendar since time immemorial.
“There are other facilities that can be used as polling stations including TVETS, town halls, and even churches. Our children need a conducive environment to study without interruptions like elections. Learning should be a smooth and continuous process. The school calendar was already altered with corona and the elections also interfered with it. This should be looked into so that the next elections should not interfere with our normal routines,” added Maiyo.
Maiyo further urged the school administration to reconsider students who have not yet paid school fees stating it has been a tough season for parents due to the four subsequent school terms this year.
By Cynthia Ochieng
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