By Collins Akong’o
Majority of parents form Mombasa County want the Junior Secondary School (JSS) under the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) to be domiciled in primary school because its learners are underage.
Speaking in Mombasa town while submitting views to the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms, Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Kilindini Executive Secretary, Dan Aloo said that learners might be subjected to molestation by senior students.
He faulted the previous administration for failing to subject the education system to public participation as has been the norm in the past saying this is reason they were opposed to it from the start.
Several other speakers supported the suggestion noting that primary school will have vacant classrooms if the move is effected; while overstretching learning facilities in secondary schools
“We proposed JSS to be domiciled in primary school due to age and maturity of learners and also, primary school teachers with diplomas, degrees and masters degrees to be allowed to teach in the proposed senior primary schools,” Mr. Aloo said.
According to him, the curriculum is instrumental in nurturing talents but would only be effective if the government provides the learning materials and also employs enough teachers.
The KNUT boss said that CBC learning is practical and done at one’s pace. In addition, there is reduced pressure and learners become more innovative and creative.
