
Opinions & Commentaries



Before you take your child’s story as gospel truth, check with the teacher first
Parents, before you take your child’s story as…

From salary to strategy: Why universities must teach financial literacy
Universities are often described as training grounds for…


Why choice of career pathways in CBE happens in grade 9
In Competency-Based Education (CBE), selection of Career Pathway…

Devolving education to counties will be calamitous
The debate over whether education in Kenya should…

The silent shackles: Why same-gender schools are crippling Kenya’s future
Kenya’s education system prides itself on producing leaders,…

6 things teachers really wish kids and parents would do during the first month of school
The start of a school year is a…

How to master comprehension skills using the nine irrefutable steps of reading a passage
I have spent many years teaching comprehension passages,…


Incorporate nonfiction literary works in English/literature curriculum in schools
Sometimes in the early 2000, a senior lecturer…

Why students should mind the university course they pick
It is again that time of the year…

Return of handwritten essays is a hopeless response to ChatGPT
Asking undergraduates to submit pen-on-paper essays is a…

Our collective silence on sexual grooming has created a fortress around predators
In Greek mythology, Pandora opened a jar that…

When a learner is bereaved: The missing link in teacher communication
Learning institutions, just like any other place, members…

It is about time we opened the sexual grooming Pandora’s box
Pandora’s box is a powerful metaphor from Greek…

Life’s classroom: Why your desk doesn’t define your destiny
In every school across the world, students sit…

How ‘freshers’ can survive and thrive in universities
Most first-year university students are poised to join…

Protecting the boy child in school from all forms of abuse
Boys can experience various forms of abuse, including…