Teaching literature beyond literary devices alone
An article published in The Standard by Dennis Weche raised important concerns about the way poetry is taught and examined in Kenya’s education system.In the...
Author : Kennedy Buhere
AI cannot replace knowledge in education
“The human dilemma is as it has always been, and it is a delusion to believe that the technological changes of our era have rendered...
Why students revolt in schools
Public opinion directed its fury at parents following the unrest that gripped secondary schools during the second term.The criticism was, in essence, an attack on...
Curiosity shaped my understanding of education
“Your thoughts always make me wonder whether you are a communication specialist or an education expert.”These were the words of Dr Wycliffe Osabwa Ayieko, a...
Balance learning, testing and wellbeing to curb unrest in schools
Last month, the Taita Taveta County Security Committee banned term-opening examinations in public secondary schools as part of efforts to curb student indiscipline and unrest.“We...
Prof Raphael Munavu: the man who never harboured disciplinary chauvinism
I first met Prof. Prof Raphael Munavu in October, 2022. I met him when he had begun leading the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms...
Why State must not allow new education system to cripple sub-county schools
I sent the following message to a senior technocrat in the Ministry of Education. Elite secondary schools have always admitted students other than those the...
Tie admission of students in secondary schools to school size
The Ministry of Education reportedly rejected over 66,000 requests by students who had sought changes to their Grade 10 senior school placements. The media quoted...