KNUT has membership from both primary and secondary

Whatever those teachers will be called - secondary intermediary primary etc their membership to knut is not determined by the kind of school they are teaching.

If a teacher doesnt feel represented by KNUT they can easily cease being members by the way, govt doesn't dictate.

And as a parent, you can always take your child to a day school....we live in a free world.

I went to boarding sch at 9 in the foothills of Aberdares and I turned out alright, very independent.

They can use the points accumulated over several years to place the students. A better measure of ability than a one-off examination. I would support this

I think the selection system to secondary schools will change completely from the way we know it. So, pupils will apply to join secondary schools of their choice, and each school will have own criteria of selection. So some school may rely on pupil's academic reports while others may subject the kids to entrance exams/interviews. Either way the system will favor private secondary schools so that's where the next money is. My beef is separating kids when too young. This new system is copy cat of what happens in some European countries. Children who leave home too Early tend to be too independent. Whether this good or not good is in the eye of the beholder

do we have countries with successful similar practices or are we going to use our kids as guinea pigs.i think this system has many gray areas not to mention that we expect the same teachers who have always felt oppressed to implement the same system that they also don't understand

the random computer generated transfer of teachers is still still very rampant.infact they have transferred teachers to report third term this year.some of the with special needs or nearing retirement.these are the people you expect to implement the system yet they feel mistreated.you have never worked with demoralized workers to understand what I mean.

how do you transfer class 8 teacher in 3rd term when pupils need them most.tsc is either 'hardwooding'itself or the government

This is what we need to implement in Kenya for our education system to get to the next level. Exams should be for assessment only and not for placement in preferred schools.

The practice of competing for basic education creates a culture of scarcity which endures throughout our lives.

The government should introduce schools zoning for basic education, and then divest from universities and let them be run without govt interference.

The input of the govt in education should end at standard setting and funding.

Teachers should also be directly employed by schools complimented maybe by local govt and not by the PSC.

If Kenyans want schools to be based on zones then they should put zoning in place before making such a drastic change. And make sure each zone has sufficient schools. For example, You can't have a zone with 10,000 standard six pupils and only one school.

Also People should know exactly which schools are in their zone and they should have proper documentation to prove that they live in that zone.

But zoning still does not address what to do if a parent wants their children to attend a boarding school. Imagine if you live in South B and their is no boarding school in your zone. Yet your child will only succeed if they go to boarding since the home is too crowded.

In western countries, this is not an issue because most parents want day schools. There are very few boarding schools and those that exist are typically private and expensive and thus mainly for rich people.

And finally it might be too late to introduce zoning in Nairobi since the city was not planned with school zones in mind. Imagine a zone like Kibera with 500,000 people. Kibera zone will require at least 5 additional schools. Where is the space to build those schools?

And if you are born in Kibera and all the schools in your zone are mediocre, you are doomed to attending a mediocre school. As a parent, you cant aspire to better your child by sending them to Starehe or any good school because its not in your zone. You are doomed to mediocrity.

All these factors needed to be considered before such a drastic change.

Umedunga point kweli kweli.

Guys get your head out of the school competition thing; Its coming to an end.

In my opinion, 8-4-4 was very good. Its well structured with ample opportunity to explore talents outside hard core academics. Problem was poor implementation. Second problem was too much focus on university and neeglecting polytechnics. Third problem was introduction of mitumba clothes, shoes and cheap chinese stuff.

The current curriculum is politically motivated. Govt had no money to fund free education which they promised for political benefit and at instigation of interest groups. The curriculum had to be changed to accomodate interest groups. Why else do you have children being taught about gays, 2 dad and 2 mum families and transgender. This is indoctrination of our children into things that should remain a non issue.

Lakini we have corrupt leaders who think they can create their own education, health and security bubbles if they can steal enough