
Why UG Education System MUST PIVOT! into a More DIY Hands-On System in Todays FastPaced Tech World!
Ya! Its End of Second Term in Uganda, Holidays On!, Yesterday 25th-Aug-17, all schools closed! and then the Report Card! Yo Position in class matters and then the 90’s , the world of D1,2 and credits! F9 scares sh*t and being 30 out 35 probably hinders yo swag like these modern day kids liking to swag more often!
I remember those early days as a primary kid, End of terms and we used to happily explain our results as depicted on the report card and the position in class was always the best thing ever., i miss being 8–9 years, For us, the Holidays were funny!, No modern day Loaded Holiday Packages that comes with a hefty price tag and there are made compulsory, and as the rich kids paid for holiday classes, i’m glad those classes were optional, for us we used to check in at Sharing Youth Centre for a 1–2 weeks under 10, 14 Football competition, it was fun! nothing to worry about., and i think loading kids with Holiday Packages, the modern day teachers are erasing their funny phrase, “Work with out Play, makes John a …..”
My attention to this came in when a primary 4 kid in the neighbour hood was questioned by her mum in regards to her poor end of term report, so as i cross checked the subjects, i landed on a computer subject, was lil bit happy, primary schools are slowly introducing computing to 8+ years kids, then i picked interest, i asked for the computer paper to really check what stuff is being taught to these kids! Boom!
Question: Name five advantages of a SmartPhone?
Answers: Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, & Music
Funny, the teacher cancels the answer for a 8 year kid! the kid is right! Literally most people use smart phones for social media and music and i think the kid sees these modern parents and modern big brothers and sisters on their phones 24/7 either listening to music or whatsApping and FaceBooking all day! i remembered my early days when i literally knew that google is internet and yahoo is email., and the Monitor being the computer, the sweet days!,
Then what crossed my mind, i made a final assertion, the computer lesson taught is more of a theory one with de facto Answers and the teacher really wanted his answers as he taught in his class.
Maybe one of the de facto answer was for communication, i’m sure if the teacher asked for the advantages of a telephone, the kid could have nailed it down.
Dear UG Education Heads, Maybe we pivot lil bit, DIY is way more better in these modern times than the what is …. cram work and the computing introduced to these young kids should be more of a DIY Hands-on, it’s what is going to pay, than the funny khoi khoi, khoisan history stuff, and the funny First grade or First class Degree. The TechWorld has changed everything .. Get Hired based on Skills, not just resumes. If you can do the job, you should get the job . #TechHire
