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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion by Prof. Lonyangapuo. As I have said here before, he always brings very interesting Motions which impact positively on citizens. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the one reason I support this Bill is because under the new governance structures, where we have 47 counties, if as the national Government, we do not come up with policies that compel the 47 county governments to have a uniform curriculum, to ensure that the workforce, human resource and those who will graduate from our universities and educational system is sustained and the levels also ensured, then we will have a lopsided development situation where some counties will have very highly qualified personnel and graduates, while some will be lagging behind. I am proposing, in supporting this Motion, that we have a national policy to ensure that ST & I is included in the curriculum, at an early stage of learning. This is because this is the only way we will ensure that the small babies who are introduced to the educational system start appreciating technical subjects from an early age. We should not wait until they have formed opinions towards certain subjects like Mathematics and Sciences and then start forcing it down their throats. Mr. Speaker, Sir, apart from that, to sustain the policy that I am suggesting, we need qualified teachers for science and other technical subjects at all levels. This is because I am talking about baby class, pre-primary education, nursery schools and play groups. If you leave these children to be taught by anybody or people who do not themselves appreciate technical subjects, then they will not inculcate in them the appreciation of science and technical subjects. So, at all levels, let us go for the best of the best to teach our children and help them appreciate what is referred to in this Motion as ST & I. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we also need to go for qualified educationists who have studied, preferably child psychology; to help identify special and unique skills, interests and abilities in children and allow them to pursue their areas of interest. You have seen people who seem so misplaced in their careers. For example, you go to a nursing home and get nurses or midwives who really, in your opinion, should have been, maybe, police women. The manner in which they treat patients – people who are in need of nursing care – tells you that this person is only there to earn a living. But they would have really excelled if they were security officers in some other structure. So, if we have people who have done and studied child psychology, they will be able to study the character, behaviour patterns, special kills and interests of a young girl or boy of three or four years, and guide them towards appreciating the kinds of subjects that will help them to excel in a particular career. This is because it is not just about education and passing exams but doing something that comes from within, that somebody is passionate about. This is what makes other countries end up with people and personnel who really excel in their areas of specialty. This is because apart from the training and education, there is something that is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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