STUDENTS TO LECTURES
STUDENTS ARE CRYING OUT, "GIVE US A HEARING EAR."
The semester began in January with a notice from the Lecturers' unions in Kenya, to clarify that all the lecturers would go on strike, demanding an increase in their pay.
Students and parents couldn't stop thinking, and am quite sure the still think, when will the strike be called off?. You have no idea what a relief it will be that day they will come to an agreement with the government so that this strike comes to an end.
Despite the fact that quite a number of these students are back to their homes, the whole of Chuka University population of students is at school. This is because learning is going on as usual, since the mid of February.
It is a relief that this is going on, particularly after the students had opted for immediate closure of the school since they claimed to have exhausted their funds budgeting for other activities yet they weren't going to classes. This came to be, after a meeting was held between the Vice Chancellor and the lecturers. We have no comprehensive nor elaborate information about what was discussed and agreed upon, but well and good, learning goes on.
So then, why are the students complaining? It is most evident that they are not comfortable at all, from the statistics and data collected from many students as they walk out of their various classes. One phrase common to all of them is, "I AM TIRED BECAUSE OF THIS RUSH AND HEAVY WORK LOAD."
Yes, they are happy that their time is no longer wasted ,but they don't like the fact that these lecturers are rushing them. Many notes taken down in one session, many printed hand out notes yet they are broke, and not forgetting the plenty of take away assignments given to them to work on for a short period of time.
Couldn't there be any other option or solution to sort this out? I don't find it necessary to rush in order to complete the syllabus and yet the students sort of claim not to understand some concepts taught.
"Give us a hearing ear. Do not rush." Someone should tell this to them. Students are suffering.
By Seraphin Santana
The semester began in January with a notice from the Lecturers' unions in Kenya, to clarify that all the lecturers would go on strike, demanding an increase in their pay.
Students and parents couldn't stop thinking, and am quite sure the still think, when will the strike be called off?. You have no idea what a relief it will be that day they will come to an agreement with the government so that this strike comes to an end.
Despite the fact that quite a number of these students are back to their homes, the whole of Chuka University population of students is at school. This is because learning is going on as usual, since the mid of February.
It is a relief that this is going on, particularly after the students had opted for immediate closure of the school since they claimed to have exhausted their funds budgeting for other activities yet they weren't going to classes. This came to be, after a meeting was held between the Vice Chancellor and the lecturers. We have no comprehensive nor elaborate information about what was discussed and agreed upon, but well and good, learning goes on.
So then, why are the students complaining? It is most evident that they are not comfortable at all, from the statistics and data collected from many students as they walk out of their various classes. One phrase common to all of them is, "I AM TIRED BECAUSE OF THIS RUSH AND HEAVY WORK LOAD."
Yes, they are happy that their time is no longer wasted ,but they don't like the fact that these lecturers are rushing them. Many notes taken down in one session, many printed hand out notes yet they are broke, and not forgetting the plenty of take away assignments given to them to work on for a short period of time.
Couldn't there be any other option or solution to sort this out? I don't find it necessary to rush in order to complete the syllabus and yet the students sort of claim not to understand some concepts taught.
"Give us a hearing ear. Do not rush." Someone should tell this to them. Students are suffering.
By Seraphin Santana
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