As the Ministry of Education ushers in the new system, most parents are still in limbo about its implications.
It is upon this position that a scholar based in the United States of America took time to demystify the curriculum and its operational architecture to parents.
Abel Manucho (pictured), a computer programming expert, said the system is more learner-friendly when compared to the laden 8-4-4 system of education.
He said the new curriculum whose implementation has reached standard three in the primary schools will see the learner spend 17 years in primary and secondary school before joining University.
The scholar was addressing education stakeholders at Masimba town in Nyaribari Masaba constituency of Kisii county.
Manucho said the new curriculum systematically identifies abilities of learners through continuous assessments that guide in the final evaluation of the learner.
He said this is a grand deviation from the 8-4-4 curriculum that subjected the learner to strenuous final examinations to graduate to the next level.
Dr. Manucho said the current curriculum that is similar to the one followed in America, will be subject to regular reviews depending on its fine-tuning at different levels of the learner’s academic year.
“This system will ensure a hundred percent transition by our primary school children to secondary schools,” he said.
In the 2-6-3-3-3 system of education, a learner will spend 2 years in kindergarten and 6 years in primary school. They will spend 3years each in junior and senior secondary schools respectively. The other 3 years will be spent at the University to complete the full circle.
-Our Reporter
