Let us have a round table discussion about grade 4 learners




Let us have a round table discussion about grade 4 learners

Only learners in Pre- Primary One ,Grades One,two to Three, Standard Five to Seven and Forms One to Three will be reporting to school.​ Third Term will run from May 10, 2021 to July 16, 2021.The Grade Four learners completed their Third Term in March and are awaiting to join Grade Five in July 26.
Schools will reopen for the Third Term after a seven-week break to a unique crash academic programme amid tight health measures due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Third Term is usually the shortest in the school calendar and will last only two months as teachers race to complete the 2020 syllabus.
Total grade four  learners in Kenya are 1,392,385 which include 347,636 in 14,086 private schools and 1,044,749 in 23,157 public schools,will not be reporting to schools despite efforts by several private school owners to initiate various extra-curriculum programmes to accommodate the learners in schools during the two months they are required to be home, Prof Magoha ruled out the possibility of having the pupils from private schools engaged in any form of learning.
He said before the school calendar was revised, the ministry engaged all stakeholders, including those from private schools.
This disagreement between the C S and the private schools about children of grade 4 is not healthy for the eduction of children in Kenya.There should be another meeting to iron out the the existing differences.According to the children act 2010 Every child has the right to education and protection.Every child should have the means to go to a classroom and have access to books,learning materials that can enrich their intelligence and skills.The​ 5 P's of child protection are Prevention, Paramountcy, Partnership, Protection and Parental Responsibility. Let the government be aware of these P's​ which protect a child.
But leaving these young children below the age of 12 alone in the home is very dangerous because of several issues. Some parents are usually very happy when children are in school and they don't need to employ people to look at their children at home.But here is a scenerio where the child is left at home while his brother or sister in grade 1,2 and 3 is going to school.This class 4​ learners could be the one guiding his sibling to school.Nowdays homes have become dangerous as there are constant fires,rape,abductions and injuries children who are left alone at home can get.Children sometimes like adventure.These children can also leave home to go and steal,be knocked down by a vehicle or get lost when they leave home.The best remedy is to allow this child to come to school.There are many things the child can do in school.There are life skills which the child can learn,do art,music and also do sports and continue with revision which will keep him/her busy and also do practical things they were taught.An ldle mind is a devil workshop."Fahali wawili wakipigana nyasi ndio huumia".For the sake of the children safety let the CS allow these children to join others in school.
By
Veronica onjoro
PhD student Mount Kenya University
Author,Lecturer,Publisher and motivational speaker

onjoroveronica@yahoo.com 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

NI SABABU ZIPI ZINAZOFANYA MZUNGUMZAJI WA LUGHA KUFANYA MAKOSA YA KISARUFI NA KIMATAMSHI NA KIMANTIKI KATIKA LUGHA?

NI SABABU ZIPI ZINAZOFANYA MZUNGUMZAJI WA LUGHA KUFANYA MAKOSA YA KISARUFI NA KIMATAMSHI NA KIMANTIKI KATIKA LUGHA? Athari ya lugha ya kwanza,kuzungumza kwa haraka,kujumlisha kanuni zinazotawala lugha zingine Athari ya lugha ya Kwanza Hali ya kiafya kama vile ugongwa Kutoelewa sheria za lugha hiyo Kuongea kwa haraka 1kutoelewa lugha kikamilifu 2.kukosa istilahi rasmi 3.Athari ya lugha nyingine mf lugha mama 4.Maumbile mf kithembe Daaa!unanikumbusha nikisomea mitihani ya Prof.Riro matinde Mazingira. Mfano maeneo ya mipakani. Athari za lugha ya kwanza. Ulemavu (mtu aliye na kithembe) Kuteleza kwa ulimi Kutokuelewa lugha fasa ya kiswahili, au kutoishi kwenye mazingira ya waswahili na kujuwa jinsi ya kutamka herufi. wanafunzi wanaojifunza lugha ya Kiswahili kama lugha yao ya pili, zimejikita zaidi katika matatizo ya kijumla, nyingi ni katika kiwango cha kimofolojia, kifonolojia na kimofosintaksia Aidha Kiswahili ni lugha iliyo na majukumu mengi kama tulivyoeleza awali. Zaidi ya kuwa
Read more

Methali, Vitendawili, nahau, misemo,

  Kiswahili: Methali, Vitendawili, nahau, misemo, Ada ya mja hunena, mwungwana ni kitendo. It is customary for a slave to talk, but a free man acts. (Mja is only used in this way in this proverb, otherwise it would be - a foreigner) Adhabu ya kaburi, aijua maiti.  The torture of the grave is known only to the dead. (The one who wears the shoes knows where they pinch.One who has personally experienced poverty, need and suffering, knows how difficult life can be.)  Afua ni mbili, kufa na kupona.  Deliverance(from ill luck or disaster) is of two kinds, to die or to get better(live).  Afugaye ng’ombe tume, mwenye maziwa la kujaza. He who keeps a healthy cow will have plenty of milk.(If you are diligent, you will enjoy the fruit of your labour.) Ahadi ni deni. A promise is a debt.(A promise is binding. A trustworthy person keeps his word.)  Aibu ya maiti, aijua mwosha. The real shame of the dead is only known by the Moritician. (No man is a hero to his wife.You get to know the weak aspects
Read more

NADHARIA ZINAZOELEZEA CHIMBUKO LA FASIHI SIMULIZI/MASIMULIZI

  NADHARIA ZINAZOELEZEA CHIMBUKO LA FASIHI SIMULIZI/MASIMULIZI Kazi hii tumeigawa katika sehemu tatu, ambazo ni, Utangulizi, katika sehemu hii tutatoa fasili ya nadharia na fasili ya ngano kwa mujibu wa wataalamu mbalimbali. Sehemu ya pili itakuwa ni kiini cha swali ambapo tutajikita kuzielezea nadharia mbalimbali zinazozungumzia asili ya fasihi simulizi/masimulizi kwa mujibu wa Okpewho (1992), Miruka (1994/1999) na Finnegan (1970). Na sehemu  ya mwisho ni hitimisho.   Tukianza na fasili ya Nadharia, Massamba (2009:63) anasema, nadharia ni taratibu kanuni na misingi ambayo imejengwa katika muundo wa kimawazo kwa madhumuni ya kutumiwa kama kielelezo cha kuelezea jambo. Sarantakos (1997: 9) amefasili nadharia kama jambo linalofanywa na kuthibitishwa kwa utaratibu maalum kwa njia ya utafiti kwa ajili ya kuelezea jambo fulani katika jamii. Martin E. Amini (2005:10) anasema nadharia ni jumla ya mambo yote ambayo mtafiti amekusudia kuelezea, kuchambua, kuelewa au hata kutabiri jambo f
Read more