31 March 2016

Teachers blamed for students’ failure




The commissioner of education standards in the ministry of Education has asked head teachers of secondary schools to monitor teachers’ performance, saying the latter are responsible for failure of students.






Dr Kedrace Turyagenda wondered how students study for four years and fail subjects of teachers who are Uneb examiners.
“I wonder how students fail subjects of teachers who set and mark exams at Uneb. This is really worrying,” Dr Turyagenda said.






She was speaking during a one-day workshop for head teachers of Rukungiri District at Immaculate Heart Girls Secondary School Nyakibale on Wednesday. More than 30 head teachers and 30 deputy head teachers attended.






The commissioner added that teachers concentrate on theory teaching and mind about finishing the syllabus without teaching students the practical part of the subjects.






“Teachers have drilled students on past papers and theory, failing to provide the practical part of the subjects which has led to the failure of students and the reason for this sometimes is poor teacher attendance,” she said.






“Imagine last year alone, 10,000 students failed the Chemistry practical paper yet some of these students have their teachers as examiners,” she added.






Dr Turyagenda blamed head teachers for failing to monitor and supervise the teachers.


“As head teachers, you have failed to monitor and supervise your teachers and morale boost them with rewards…Teachers currently abscord most and those that don’t dodge have rushed the syllabus without students understanding,” she said.






The principal assistant secretary in the office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mr Wilson Kamukungu, urged teachers planning to retire to start up consultancy firms from where the young generation can seek knowledge.






“We have few education consultancy firms in Uganda, especially Rukungiri. There is either one or none so don’t go home after retiring. Start up these firms,” Mr Kamukungu said.






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