MP Exposes CBC Subject With No Qualified Teacher
MP Exposes CBC Subject With No Qualified Teacher
MP Exposes CBC Subject With No Qualified Teacher
Concerns have been made by Kathiani MP Robert Mbui regarding a subject taught in schools that use the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). He claims that no teacher in Kenya is qualified or experienced enough to advise students on the unit.The topic in question, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Sports, and Physical Health Education (P.H.E. ), according to Mbui, was formerly five different courses that were combined into one and presented on a Monday morning chat show.
The lawmaker went on to challenge the standards that were applied in order to decide how best to package the topic because it had several distinct and original components.The MP pointed out that, in contrast to performing arts, which include theater and music, visual arts require teachers to teach design and art.He went on to explain that the subject’s sports and physical health education component is taught in a completely other field.
Mbui noted that “ There is no professional teacher in Kenya or even Africa that can teach those subjects, in fact not 4 even 2 of them”. Additionally, he further criticised the curriculum stating that it was hurriedly cobbled up together and the government was obligated to correct the matter.
The MP expressed concern on the future plans of Junior Secondary School (JSS) students, inquiring as to which institutions they will attend following their completion of Grade 9.Mbui, who was exposing flaws in the CBC system, asked whether the government had constructed classrooms for Grade 9 children or if they would have to enroll in 8-4-4 high schools.The MP did point out that although he had brought up the CBC problem in Parliament prior to the recess, it had not been fully addressed.
Since its launch, the CBC system has been the subject of intense scrutiny from a wide range of parties who have doubts about its execution.The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and JSS teachers have been at odds for the past few months, and the tutors have threatened to go on strike if they are not employed on pensionable terms.However, this week, religious leaders from the Islamic and Christian faiths questioned certain CBC books’ content, claiming that it supported the LGBTQ+ agenda.
