Parents Resist Hosting Grade 7 8 & 9 In Secondary
Parents Resist Hosting Grade 7 8 & 9 In Secondary
The head of the National Parents Association, Silas Obuhatsa, has expressed worries about how the plans from the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) may affect parents’ finances.
KUPPET aspires to give every Kenyan child access to high-quality education, not merely junior secondary school (JSS) integration into current day secondary schools.
Obuhatsa highlights the possible financial burden on parents while casting doubt on the viability of KUPPET’s concepts.
He draws attention to the need for new uniforms as well as the added stress this plan would place on parents whose kids would be attending boarding schools.
On the other hand, Obuhatsa proposes that in advance of the Grade 8 deployment, the government should give top priority to modernizing primary school infrastructure. The National Parents Association and KUPPET have opposing ideas on how to improve Kenya’s educational system, and these ideas are at the center of the discussion.
KUPPET contends that housing JSS in primary schools could compromise the quality of education for the pioneer junior secondary students. They argue that primary schools lack the capacity to provide education at the junior secondary level.
One key concern highlighted by teachers is the inadequate resources for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects, as well as sports, arts, and social sciences pathways. Insufficient infrastructure, including science laboratories and sports facilities, hinders proper implementation of these educational programs in public primary schools nationwide.
Instructors also highlight the lack of qualified teachers in technical and creative fields, which has resulted in the abandonment of courses like pre-technical studies, home science, and visual/performing arts.
KUPPET suggests placing junior secondary schools inside senior secondary schools, addressing the lack of resources, and making sure that there is qualified faculty available to teach a variety of courses.
Teachers express concerns about having to teach subjects for which they are unprepared in addition to resource constraints.
Underfunding and overcrowding are widespread problems in junior secondary school, forcing teachers to teach subjects for which they may lack the necessary resources.
Teachers further contend that their viewpoints are frequently disregarded, attributing this to what they perceive to be the inferiority complex syndrome that elementary school teachers and headteachers experience.
They contend that junior secondary schools must be integrated into secondary schools or other comparable institutions in order to provide efficient management and leadership of junior secondary students, staff, and resources.
The ongoing discussion emphasizes the necessity of a thorough and inclusive strategy to deal with the issues the Kenyan educational system is currently facing.
