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`Abandon notion that maths, science subjects are difficult`
2008-02-28 10:06:10
By Idda Mushi, PST, Morogoro
Student in the country have been called upon to be serious and abandon the notion that Mathematics and Science subjects were tough for them.
The call was made by the headmaster of Kigurunyembe Secondary School in Morogoro Municipality, Edward Mizambwa, during a graduation ceremony at the school.
Mizambwa said the government used huge sums of money for training teachers in Mathematics and Science subjects in order to facilitate for them easy performance hence, claims that the subjects were tough had to be abandoned as there was ``nothing of that sort.``
He said there were tough subjects, as some students wanted to imply, adding what was needed was serious attention, spirit in learning and studying from numerous books as well as asking questions to their teachers.
The headteacher also warned some of the teachers who discouraged students by telling them that some of the subjects were tough.
``You should strictly adhere to the official syllabus in executing your duties and you have to invent new teaching strategies, which will uplift the standards of both teaching and learning in the country,`` he said.
He also issued a call to teachers training colleges in the country, through the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, to include a teachers` training subject among the school curriculum in order to solve the problem of teachers shortage in secondary schools, particularly those in wards and private ones which recently came into existence at a faster rate.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the school board, Kepafra Meela, called on secondary school students countrywide to take the Civics subject seriously as it was a hot cake in respect of employment opportunities in numerous places.
``The subject can easily facilitate most of you to secure employment in various political parties in the country such as Members of Parliament, councillors and other political employment,`` he said, adding that their knowledge of civics could immensely contribute in efforts towards fighting for popular interests and good governance in general.
As regards problems facing the school, he expressed great concern in the absence of a school hall and pledged to provide it with enough sand for early stages towards construction of a modern one.
Kigurunyembe Secondary School is owned by the Morogoro Diocese of the Catholic Church.
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