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Mother Tongue Teaching Policy Misunderstood

Mother Tongue Teaching Policy Misunderstood

  • Category: Education
  • Date: 19-06-2014
  • Views: 646

Refer to the story “US gives Shs140b to boost teaching in local languages” (Daily Monitor, Monday 16 June 2014, page 8). About 8 years ago, Uganda adopted mother tongues as the media of in ...

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You Cannot Use Bare Hands to Hide a Pregnancy

You Cannot Use Bare Hands to Hide a Pregnancy

  • Category: Education
  • Date: 13-09-2009
  • Views: 416

Last Sunday, we discussed the reasons for rampant abortions in Bongo, including the girls’ vacant desire to show their parents, future husbands, and the general public that they have never &lsqu ...

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When Your Child Is Coached by A Ghost

When Your Child Is Coached by A Ghost

  • Category: Education
  • Date: 20-04-2008
  • Views: 336

“Send us your child for heavenly, integral education."  Our teachers are from mars; they were trained in heaven and posted here on earth to render services without burdening the parent ...

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The Sense Behind the Recent UDSM Students’ Strike

The Sense Behind the Recent UDSM Students’ Strike

  • Category: Education
  • Date: 24-09-2006
  • Views: 309

The State cannot evade culpability for the recent demonstration by the students at the University of Dar es Salaam over delayed student loans. A week ago, the greenhorns of the UDSM boycotted classes, ...

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Involve Teachers in Making Decisions

Involve Teachers in Making Decisions

  • Category: Education
  • Date: 23-07-2006
  • Views: 278

Hon. Margaret Sitta, the Education and Vocational Training Minister, has announced the government’s decision to construct houses for teachers in rural areas, on the account of the hardships in s ...

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