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Om os Studieture Arbejdsophold Gæstelærere Medlemmer Støttebidrag Støtteprojekter Undervisning English Swahili ordbog m forklaringer og grammatik TRC-Support Nyhedsbreve Til forsiden This page last eddited 08.10.2011 by Anders K Brandt	Bygningen er blevet renoveret efter en brand for få år siden. Branden opstod i nogle elektriske ledninger. Loftet i det store underviningslokale, trappen og rummet på første sal tog skade. Nyhedslinks, News links : Uwezo Tanzania 2011: Our Children are still not learning Last year, Uwezo carried out the first Annual Learning Assessment Report, which provided a country wide picture of the level of basic numeracy and literacy skills of our children in primary schools. Over 40,000 children in over 20,000 households, across 38 districts in Tanzania were assessed - this was the largest survey of its kind. One year on... Have these results changed? Are our children learning more? In 2011, Uwezo Tanzania has expanded its reach. Based on the same level of criteria as last year – the National Standard 2 curricula - they assessed 128,005 children from 76,796 households, across 132 districts. This year’s main report and key findings can be accessed, in English. Read more here (5,76mb PDF Zitto na Demokrasia: Are our Children learning? UWEZO Annual Learning Assessment Report “Are our children learning?” is now a catch question since the launch of the East African annual learning assessment report in the middle of 2011. Now we are launching a country report reflecting national data. Being asked to speak at the launch of this report was a bit of a challenge to me as I started to ask myself questions and try to remember my childhood. Was I learning when I was in Kigoma Primary School? When I was in standard five, I was elected chairperson of Elimu ya Kujitegemea (EK) in my school. EK managed school projects like the school garden and as the chairperson I was a signatory to the EK school bank account. Without my signature, the headmaster would not withdraw money from this account, so I learnt about banking and basic financial management at a very young age. This was during the times when our education system was guided by a philosophy, “Education for Self-reliance”. Before, the philosophy was Education for Liberation, and I don’t remember when this country stopped this practice. I don’t know what our education philosophy is now! Read more here Study paints grim picture: Tanzanian lower primary kids not learning at all One out of four parents helps their children with homework and a similar proportion has discussed education at a school committee meeting. Four of 10 parents have spoken with their child’s teacher about their child’s performance at least once in the past year. In addition, the attendance of pre-primary education is on the rise. The report shows that pupils that have been in pre-primary school perform better than those who have not as they have a headstart in reading and arithmetic. The performance gap closes in secondary school but never quite disappears. Read more here Kikwete approves teachers' board Thursday October 06, 2011 PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has approved the establishment of the National Teachers' Professional Board to regulate the teaching profession. The president said it was high time the teaching profession was regulated to check on growing violation of professional ethics and code of conduct. “I approve the idea for the establishment of this board in the country. Read more here Put more emphasis on science and technology – Msuya 3rd September 2011 Retired prime minister Cleopa Msuya, has said Tanzania has to invest more in science and technology as it is the only way in which she can improve her economy. Speaking during the tenth graduation ceremony of St Mary Goreti Secondary School in Moshi, he said that globalisation and science and technology will move Tanzania’s economy forward. He urged students and the rest of the countrymen to study science related subjects more because they are the ones leading the world we live in. Read more here Put more emphasis on science and technology – Msuya 3rd September 2011 Retired prime minister Cleopa Msuya, has said Tanzania has to invest more in science and technology as it is the only way in which she can improve her economy. Speaking during the tenth graduation ceremony of St Mary Goreti Secondary School in Moshi, he said that globalisation and science and technology will move Tanzania’s economy forward. He urged students and the rest of the countrymen to study science related subjects more because they are the ones leading the world we live in. Read more here DO WHAT’S RIGHT, SEND OUR GIRLS TO SCHOOL Monday, 19 September 2011 22:07 Retired prime minister Cleopa Msuya, has said Tanzania has to invest more in science and technology as it is the only way Education for girls should no longer be the subject of negotiation, especially in light of the fact that females comprise the greater part of the population. As far back as 2003, there were 98 males for every 100 females in Tanzania. There should be more girls than boys in school now, all things being equal. Yet the evidence paints a different picture. According to the Tanzania Domestic Household Survey of last year, at least 93 per cent of girls from the wealthiest families got full primary education, but only 54 per cent from poorest families did so. Read more here Venlig hilsen Anders K Brandt

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Bygningen er blevet renoveret efter en brand for få år siden.
Branden opstod i nogle elektriske ledninger.
Loftet i det store underviningslokale, trappen og rummet på første sal tog skade.

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Uwezo Tanzania 2011: Our Children are still not learning

Last year, Uwezo carried out the first Annual Learning Assessment Report, which provided a country wide picture of the level of basic numeracy and literacy skills of our children in primary schools. Over 40,000 children in over 20,000 households, across 38 districts in Tanzania were assessed - this was the largest survey of its kind. One year on... Have these results changed? Are our children learning more?
In 2011, Uwezo Tanzania has expanded its reach. Based on the same level of criteria as last year – the National Standard 2 curricula - they assessed 128,005 children from 76,796 households, across 132 districts. This year’s main report and key findings can be accessed, in English.

Read more here (5,76mb PDF

Zitto na Demokrasia:
Are our Children learning? UWEZO Annual Learning Assessment Report

“Are our children learning?” is now a catch question since the launch of the East African annual learning assessment report in the middle of 2011. Now we are launching a country report reflecting national data. Being asked to speak at the launch of this report was a bit of a challenge to me as I started to ask myself questions and try to remember my childhood. Was I learning when I was in Kigoma Primary School?
When I was in standard five, I was elected chairperson of Elimu ya Kujitegemea (EK) in my school. EK managed school projects like the school garden and as the chairperson I was a signatory to the EK school bank account. Without my signature, the headmaster would not withdraw money from this account, so I learnt about banking and basic financial management at a very young age. This was during the times when our education system was guided by a philosophy, “Education for Self-reliance”. Before, the philosophy was Education for Liberation, and I don’t remember when this country stopped this practice. I don’t know what our education philosophy is now!

Read more here

Study paints grim picture: Tanzanian lower primary kids not learning at all

One out of four parents helps their children with homework and a similar proportion has discussed education at a school committee meeting. Four of 10 parents have spoken with their child’s teacher about their child’s performance at least once in the past year.
In addition, the attendance of pre-primary education is on the rise.

The report shows that pupils that have been in pre-primary school perform better than those who have not as they have a headstart in reading and arithmetic. The performance gap closes in secondary school but never quite disappears.

Read more here

Kikwete approves teachers' board

Thursday October 06, 2011

PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has approved the establishment of the National Teachers' Professional Board to regulate the teaching profession.
The president said it was high time the teaching profession was regulated to check on growing violation of professional ethics and code of conduct. “I approve the idea for the establishment of this board in the country.

Read more here

Put more emphasis on science and technology – Msuya

3rd September 2011
Retired prime minister Cleopa Msuya, has said Tanzania has to invest more in science and technology as it is the only way in which she can improve her economy.
Speaking during the tenth graduation ceremony of St Mary Goreti Secondary School in Moshi, he said that globalisation and science and technology will move Tanzania’s economy forward.
He urged students and the rest of the countrymen to study science related subjects more because they are the ones leading the world we live in.

Read more here

Put more emphasis on science and technology – Msuya

Read more here

DO WHAT’S RIGHT, SEND OUR GIRLS TO SCHOOL

Monday, 19 September 2011 22:07
Retired prime minister Cleopa Msuya, has said Tanzania has to invest more in science and technology as it is the only way Education for girls should no longer be the subject of negotiation, especially in light of the fact that females comprise the greater part of the population. As far back as 2003, there were 98 males for every 100 females in Tanzania. There should be more girls than boys in school now, all things being equal.
Yet the evidence paints a different picture. According to the Tanzania Domestic Household Survey of last year, at least 93 per cent of girls from the wealthiest families got full primary education, but only 54 per cent from poorest families did so.

Read more here

Venlig hilsen Anders K Brandt