Why JSS learners and parents should be worried
The Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) will be changed, as National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula announced on Sunday, June 11, in response to public complaints.
Wetangula disclosed that he had encouraged the administration of President William Ruto to think about how to take public feedback into account when implementing the project while speaking at a church service in Elgeyo Marakwet County.
Though he did not advocate doing away with the curriculum entirely, he continued that it was imperative that improvements be made to it.
Today I requested that the government take into account reevaluating the new CBCCBC education system to guarantee successful implementationDuring cabinet sessions, the former Bungoma senator said, “I asked the government to consider giving discussion of issues brought up by the public on CBCCBC priority.”
The speaker made the case that curriculum reviews were necessary and that the government should take into account concerns raised by all parties involved in the sector because education is a dynamic and ongoing process.
The new system is beneficial, and those who introduced it had excellent intentions when it came to determining the future of our children and advancing the nation.
Wetangula supported the system while urging modifications, saying “the government should be sensitive to concerns being raised by Kenyans on implementation of the system.”
He regretted that the present system, implemented by the previous government, was not user-friendly, though.
A task group for the Working Party on Education Reform was established by Ruto on September 30, 2022, through a Gazette Notice, to assess the CBC in the nation.
The Gazette Notice stated, in part, “The Task Force will cause and undertake a summative evaluation of CBC and assess and recommend an appropriate structure for its implementation.”Ruto justified the delay by stating that the task committee would also consider teacher deployment in addition to assessing student assessments, quality assurance, and CBC standards.
The President instructed the task committee to examine the use of technology for curriculum delivery, improved learning outcomes and education management, public school categorization policies and implications on access, transition, and cost.
Why JSS learners and parents should be worried
