wilson sossion

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the State of the Nation Address by His Excellency the President; coming at a time when this country is facing a serious spike of COVID-19 cases. As it is, this country remains very The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: resilient in moving forward amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. I would like to briefly comment on a few issues that were stated by the President. view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: resilient in moving forward amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. I would like to briefly comment on a few issues that were stated by the President. view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: On education, the President underscored the importance of the CBC. Indeed, the true CBC that has been rolled out by the very strong economies particularly in the Nordic countries like Finland is a very transformative education system. How it is implemented in this country shall be based on proper preparation and the professional way it is done particularly in the process of curriculum review. In the process of curriculum review, it is the moment for the universities to engage in intensive research and release of reports. In the current circumstances, we see less of activities by universities. When there are ... view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: On education, the President underscored the importance of the CBC. Indeed, the true CBC that has been rolled out by the very strong economies particularly in the Nordic countries like Finland is a very transformative education system. How it is implemented in this country shall be based on proper preparation and the professional way it is done particularly in the process of curriculum review. In the process of curriculum review, it is the moment for the universities to engage in intensive research and release of reports. In the current circumstances, we see less of activities by universities. When there are ... view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: We urge the Government and the Ministry of Education to open doors to the universities to engage more in the roll-out of the CBC so that, through research, the country can be informed, and the Ministry can engage in proper activities. view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: We urge the Government and the Ministry of Education to open doors to the universities to engage more in the roll-out of the CBC so that, through research, the country can be informed, and the Ministry can engage in proper activities. view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: The other key aspect for a proper CBC to be rolled out is teachers preparation and training, and particularly, at the pre-service. The teachers who are already in the teaching service have undergone the pedagogy on outcome-based curriculum. Such group of teachers may not do the best in rolling out such a curriculum. The best groups of teachers to do this are actually the pre- service teachers. Therefore, the pre-service teachers’ training at the universities and colleges should be the first point of investment. This is because a CBC teacher ought to deliver teaching at a higher order of pedagogy, ... view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: The other key aspect for a proper CBC to be rolled out is teachers preparation and training, and particularly, at the pre-service. The teachers who are already in the teaching service have undergone the pedagogy on outcome-based curriculum. Such group of teachers may not do the best in rolling out such a curriculum. The best groups of teachers to do this are actually the pre- service teachers. Therefore, the pre-service teachers’ training at the universities and colleges should be the first point of investment. This is because a CBC teacher ought to deliver teaching at a higher order of pedagogy, ... view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thirdly, in terms of preparation, is reconfiguring of schools’ infrastructure. So, while we are talking about reconfiguring of infrastructure to accommodate the COVID-19 regulations, it should also take the class sizes of CBC into consideration. If you go to the Scandinavian countries, for instance, Denmark, if a class gets to 29 learners, it must be split into two. So, what it means for CBC is that the class sizes of learners must be drastically reduced so that the true competency objectives are achieved. That is because we are talking about competencies. Delivering competency outcomes in learners shall require more individualized ... view