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    "content": "take into account the life cycle of our people, especially in the rural areas. Our people in the rural areas are very busy. They are busy trying to survive. They have no luxury time to sit in classes and to read when there is no food on the table and there is firewood to be picked and water to be fetched. We should look at the moments when they are not fetching water and when they are not fetching firewood so that they go to school. I am calling for practical adult education which is line with the cycle of life, especially in the rural areas. The other issue is about content. What is it that people are learning in adult education? Is it the same stuff that a six year old is learning that is being taught to their grandmothers and grandfathers? I have always been an untrained teacher. I am not a trained teacher. However, the methodologies being used, considering the age category, do not make sense to the learners. When you are teaching adult education, you should focus on encouraging our people to eat better food. Teach about better cooking methods. Teach about better eating methods so that people eat healthy and learn the benefits of exercising. They should also be taught how to tell stories and entertain each other so that they live better quality lives. They should not teach them foreign languages. Who will they be talking to? Is it among them? These are the likes of Njuri-Ncheke wazees . We need to look at the content so that it makes sense. We should use education as a tool to make life more interesting. It should not only be about gathering certificates and priding ourselves on how we passed Standard Eight or Form Four at that age. I support the Motion. We need to critically look at the content for the curriculum for adult education in the country. We need to know about the people who are teaching and whether they understand what they are doing. We also need more investments and resources so that education is looked at from a broader perspective; that of making our people’s lives better."
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