EDITORIAL: Revive adult education for universal literacy

As the world marks International Literacy Day (ILD) today, a Unesco initiative which was first celebrated on September 8 in 1966, we need to take stock of our situation in Tanzania.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

Daily News

24 Mar

Adult education teachers to be paid arrears

Adult education teachers to be paid arrears
Daily News
DISTRICT Education Officers (DEOs) countrywide were on Monday ordered to pay with immediate effect all arrears to teachers at adult education centres, at a monthly rate of 20,000/-. Deputy Minister for Education and Vocational Training, Ms Anne ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Sep

EDITORIAL: Rekindle the spirit of literacy campaigns

>September 8, is the annual event set for marking the International Literacy Day. This year, Tanzania is supposed to join forces with Unesco and the rest of the world in giving priority to literacy as a leading contributor to national development.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

15 May

EDITORIAL: Take education seriously

One of the key sectors currently under the Big Results Now (BRN) initiative is education. Clear targets have been set, along with deadlines. Ambitious pass rate goals for primary and secondary school performances come in the following order: 60 per cent in 2013, 70 per cent in 2014 and 80 per cent in 2015.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Aug

EDITORIAL : Up quality of education offered to our children

Virtually all Tanzanian children of school-going age get a place in primary school. There is at least one secondary school in every ward, so almost every child who makes the grade gets admitted to Form One.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Jul

EDITORIAL: We need to rid ourselves of higher education craze

>In pre-market economy Tanzania, education system was guided by Education for Self-Reliance, the policy tailored by Tanu (and CCM after 1977). The guiding principle was that education should be geared at nurturing individuals able to apply what they learn in school or college.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Jun

EDITORIAL: Let education system set relevance as a priority

>Today, there are at least 40 thousand Tanzanian youth pursuing degrees at any one time, meaning that we churn out some 10 thousand graduates annually – we had 120 at independence – and according to Education ministry authorities, the target is to produce 80,000 every year by 2025

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Apr

EDITORIAL: Voter education is key to a successful referendum

>About 52 per cent of people on the Mainland would have voted for the Proposed Constitution had the referendum been held between January and February this year, according to a Twaweza opinion poll.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Oct

EDITORIAL: Our education system must produce critical thinkers

>Besides empowering learners with the three Ws--reading, writing and arithmetic--education gives our children a clearer understanding of their environment so they survive and thrive in it.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Mar

EDITORIAL: Harmonise education systems in East Africa

>Article 5 in the treaty for the establishment of the East African Community states that in order to promote the achievements of the community objectives, partner states must undertake to foster cooperation in education and training

 

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