A lesson in Comparing.

I find the way Ugandans flip-flop about the Ugandan Education system interesting, to say the least. One moment there are castigating it for its comprehensiveness, then the next, they go on about its compartmentalisation. This they say in view of the dismal performance the Ugandans put up in a certain University TV Quiz show. If anyone is so desperate to measure or compare education systems, using the Zain Challenge, the slightest chance could be found in the off-cuff answers that they give when the moderator asks them about themselves. Look out for the subtle nuances of personal communication, though unfortunately, these also seem to be rehearsed lately, not in the answers they give to those cognitive or rote/memory answers. A wider criterion should be used to compare education systems. Given the Kenyans and the West Africans exhibit greater hunger (for the money?) or aggressiveness compared to the others. Methinks a fairer comparison could take into consideration the other aspects we measure, namely, the psycho-motor and affective domains of any curriculum. Comparing it to the regional systems, most notably the Kenyan one is myopic. African and Ugandan systems of education need a 180°shift away from that continuum of 7-4-2-3 Vs the 8-4-4-3 systems.  We should be developing curriculum that answers her current and most importantly imminent problems. These problems are going to be solved, partly, by T.V quiz shows, if you like, that ask for reasoning, applicability of knowledge and  not shows that ask them to name members of the Military High Command of the SPLA. Surprisingly, more ‘obscene’ TV shows can be said to be more apt at asking the right questions. Yes they have more time and resources, so please do not use memory quizzes to measure efficiency of education systems. Kiyemba Mukasa agent256.wordpress.com