Standard-based education

The standard-based education system promotes relevancy, accuracy and higher level of teaching and learning.
It must not be seen as you competing with others, but with yourself. In this system there is no such word as ‘failure’.
Failure came into the mindset of everyone when their children were not able to continue their basic education as expected, from elementary prep right up to grade 12.
Standard-based education should be balanced and reflected in the personal development and academic achievement of the child who is being educated.
The standard-based curriculum is going to be rolled out next year in many provinces with the new structure of 1:6:6. We should manage the system well until we achieve the goals of the Universal Basic Education Plan, which is an objective or outcome of Vision 2050.
When the Universal Basic Edu-
cation Plan (UBE) was launched in 2006, it was emphasised that SLIP (School Learning Improvement Plan) was going to drive it. SLIP was meant for all schools in the country but many schools still lacked the skills to implement it effectively while some provinces said they were doing well.
What are the provincial education officers doing about SLIP? Do schools have long-term plans?
It is better that schools operate with a plan to promote best-quality and standard-based education.

Joseph Dongari