Random musings
Its been too long indeed and this come back is going to be majorly random so buckle up..
Yesterday I was browsing through a Kenyan local daily and came across an article that made me want to break something.Apparently now, x numbers after I am out of the system, they are working on an alternative syllabus that allows students to pick subjects that they are interested in instead of the mandatory subjects that were slammed on us. What this directly translated to for me was it means I can now opt random stuff like Physics out(one of the most random subjects in my opinion) and stick with the kool stuff like Bio. Now why is it that this realistion took so long to get here? Seriously? We grew up stuck in a system where you had to take a certain number of subjects even if you hate them or dont get them.My dream of being a doctor was flushed down the lavatories of physics and pythagoras theorems which have no direct bearing on my life(I think)..seriously, think about it, when did you ever find yourself going, 'hey mum, dont sit on that side of theboat because pythagoras said....' OR 'kids, tommorow I shall mix the H2O with the Carbonmonablabla with a splashing of (whatever the chemical formula of eggs is) and voila we shall have pancakes!'....My point=make education practical. Something that I'm glad is finally going to happen. If I dream of being a pilot, allow significant amount of time in the curriculum to have me hanging around hangers and cockpits and yes the lwas of gravity would be useful for this guys BUT if all I want to be in life is a music producer, what does Pythagoras or the law of bouyancy have to do with my ability to churn out a tune?! Enuff already..I'm truly looking forward to the new curriculum..seeing as its in my career interest to orient myself with all things educational...A sigh of relief is being breathed here by this soul..big ups to the guys behind this manouver and hoping it does take off...
What's that they say, render to the the scientists what is Pythagoras's and to the artisitic minds what is Picasso's!
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2 Comments:
Perhaps we should ask a doctor if a knowldege of 'O' Level Physics is useful to their profession (or indeed their course of study. I remember when growing up in Nigeria if you ever mentioned an interest in Medicine (or any of the sciences actually) you were carted off for mandatory Phi-Chem-Bio (physics, Chemistry and Biology for the uninitiated).
watch this video on DON'T SEND YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL
http://selfpursuit.com/24/if-you-want-your-children-to-be-creative-dont-send-them-to-school/
Picasso once said . . .
"All children are born artists, the problem is remaining an artist as we grow up."
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