2,600 teachers fail Grade III national examinations *In Finland all teachers, even those for Primary one, must have six or seven years of University Education. *
*Both Canada and South Korea have many PhD holders teaching in Primary Schools.* *This is the direction to go if we are to catch up with the Hong Kong, the Singapore and the Taiwan of this world. And all except Canada are heavy on coaching. There is nothing wrong with coaching, as we are told in Uganda. Uganda is just using this claim to hide budgetary mismanagement.* *So, these teaching jobs are good jobs. If you’ve an M Sc in Biology then we want you as Head Teacher at Bugiri Primary School.* * If you ve got an M A in Literature then we want you as Headmistress of Masindi Girls P S so that you also help to establish a media Centre there.* * If you have an M Sc in Chemistry then become the Head Teacher at Rakai PS and help to build a Laboratory there.* * * *Indeed it is Teachers with such calibre that would, besides teaching, help to do research and write the Text Books for Biology, Maths etc…………..* *We these 100,000 teaching jobs to fill Uganda’s University graduates, and the President, should not be complaining of un employment. * *Share** Bookmark Print<http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/2-600-teachers-fail-Grade-III-national-examinations/-/688334/1751438/-/view/printVersion/-/yuag1lz/-/index.html> Rating * * * * By AL-MAHDI SSENKABIRWA Posted Thursday, April 18 2013 at 01:00* * * *Kampala* * * *Teachers have posted poor results in the 2012 Grade III teachers’ examinations compared to the previous year, despite improved facilities and retooling of tutors. * * * *According to the results released in Kampala yesterday, out of the 10,407 candidates who sat the exams, only six managed to score a distinction, representing 0.06 per cent, compared to 90 of 2011. A total of 6,720 got credits, 1,077 received passes and 2604 failed the course. A similar poor performance was last recorded in 2009 where only five candidates scored a distinction out of 9,172 who sat the exams.* * * *Higher Education minister John Chrysostom Muyingo, who released the exams, expressed concern over the poor performance, saying it casts a dark cloud on the future of teacher education in the country. He challenged the principals of teachers colleges to swiftly investigate what led to a general decline in overall performance and report to the ministry. “There is a need to carry out an investigation into the causes of this decline and seek for credible solutions,” he said.* * * *The minister noted that Grade III teachers are a critical backbone of the education and fail to produce quality will impact negatively on entire national education system. “…this explains why teacher training has been a priority in the ongoing education reforms and there is no doubt that we have invested much in construction of libraries ,laboratories, and provision of science equipment and chemicals to the PTCs and also tutors through various professional development programmes including the training of science teachers ,” he said.* * * *Mr John Arinatwe, the chairperson of the Principals’ Association of Uganda, blamed the poor performance on the poor attitude of teachers trainees who he said do not take seriously some of the changes made in the curriculum. “ Since we have a revised curriculum, we think that could be one of the contributing factors but we promise that we shall do whatever it takes within our capacity so that they adjust to the changes ,” he said.* * * *Last year, the government changed the primary teachers’ education curriculum and added three subjects - Agriculture, Kiswahili and Early Childhood Development. Grade III teachers now offer 10 subjects from the previous seven. * * * *Mr Godwin Acidri from Arua Core PTC emerged the best candidate after obtaining aggregate 11 out of a possible six and an A in School Practice.* * * *[email protected]*
_______________________________________________ Ugandanet mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
