BY MWANAHABARI REPORTER
Parents with children in schools can breath a sigh of relief after Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha on Tuesday, September 14, directed all public schools to use projectors instead of printing papers.
Magoha asked all the schools implementing the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) model to immediately stop asking parents to visit Cyber cafes to print learning materials as it was hurting them economically.
He, however, noted that CBC is here to stay.
“I did not start CBC. I came here and found it. For those against it, know that CBC is here to stay,” he said.
In the same breath, the CS asked schools to stop incurring printing costs when preparing learning materials, and instead use projectors where possible.
Magoha was speaking following widespread complaints form parents who felt that the new curriculum was a burden as it was sucking their already empty pockets dry.
Only students who can afford
The CS said the latest move would significantly help cut costs on the side of both parents and schools, adding that only those students who can comfortably afford should be allowed to print learning material.
Magoha maintained that although the implementation of the CBC could be seen to be expensive at the moment, his focus was on ensuring that learners get quality education.
“I urge parents to embrace CBC, in fact, Kenya is ranked high among countries that offer quality education,”noted Magoha.
“Kenya was way at the top at 25.9 percent. The other countries were as low as 14 percent. There’s no other African country with that rating,” the CS remarked.
“I accept that there could be a problem with digital literacy. But from today, nothing should be printed. They should be projected,” said the CS.