Education Systems

Has the education systems changed? a few days ago, my neighbour requested me to assist her class 7 daughter do her assignment, Its long since I checked on the primary school books. Mathematics!!.

Okay, I value education, "let me know when they are ready.." a few minutes later a knock at my door, the daughter and her class 6 sister, both with a bunch of books... it was around 8:30pm. just about to prepare supper, I was eagerly waiting to see this "difficult maths"..

"I'm assigned from here to here" it was about 30 Mathematics questions, "But can we first begin with social studies?", Okay, still wondering,  "30 working  questions!!!" social studies there were like ten questions, where one is expected to read about the colonies and from the chapter answer the questions..

We quickly tackled the social studies questions.. went on to maths, but by the time we were starting maths she was seriously struggling, dozing off, I though for a moment, I'm I a boring teacher? I guess no.. only to later realize she had been working on other assignments since she left school..

As she left we had struggled to tackle 15questions, 15 more to go,.. may be she did it the following morning..

I kept wondering should the Education systems be change, could it be that they are being over worked? for the institutions to show the parents that their kids are seriously learning in school? Is it a plan to alienate/ separate the kids from spending time with their parents in the evening? when will they ever learn to do the kitchen chores? milking? when will they accompany their Mama to do shopping? questions crossed my mind unanswered,
I'm n't against education, it has played a big role to be where I am.. but not at the expense of other equally important things..

Can I propose, if there should be an assignment to the kids, let it be achievable.. there are still some lessons at home away from school to be learnt now that they scrambled off Art and craft, home science, carpentry and equals..

Every Parent in the neighbourhood is fighting with their children over school assignments, tell me when the kids will embrace education positively.. Are high schoolers pressured in education too?? but I guess they are the same people who were under same pressure in primary school...

©Sam Mwangi