The Krox

I remember sharing about the system and why or rather how it needs a complete overhaul. My argument was that it doesn't teach Financial knowledge. Essential stuff like how to raise capital which is the #1 skill of an entrpreneur, How to start and manage a business and things like that. While it is now obvious that it doesnt teach such essentials, The system doesn't seem fit for the academic oriented. I just did my final exam in High school- In Kenya, so believe me when I say I know how it feels to be in the system.

Now, you might probably gone through it too. I believe strongly that year after year the quality of education, measured by the standard of the effiency of its testing has rapidly gone down. After every 8 years, a pupil in a primary school in the country is tested for what he\she has learnt for the years spent is school. After evey 4 years likewise, a highschool student is tested for what he\she has gathered in school. That method has occassionally lost its efficiency, especially due to the rampant cheating in the final exams. As years go by so does technology improve, so do better and more "fulfilling" cheating methods spring up. Forgive my oblique way of looking at this issue, but with the developing culture of impunity in the country some issues just need to be spoken out right.

If cheating is to be curbed, which is not even realistic, then what happens to the student whom exam time comes during a period of some sort of mental, emmotional or physical imballance, that only translates to students performing slightly or majorly below their pottential. So then our Big question, is this the best way of testing candidates.

Kenya is a country that has differnt regions and different climatic regions. That means that there are different conditions of studying which again translates to different academic out put- potential wise. So then again I pose the question, IS THIS REALLY REALLY THE BEST EDUCATIONAL CURRICULLUM?