Multi-grade teaching can work - Muddu
Aug 31, 2010
IGNATIUS Muddu currently the head teacher of Kinyamira Primary School in Kalangala explains that he is the only trained teacher in multi-grade teaching. He recalls that in 1998 when the pilot project of multi-grade teaching was launched, 10 teachers were trained by officials from the Ministry of Edu
IGNATIUS Muddu currently the head teacher of Kinyamira Primary School in Kalangala explains that he is the only trained teacher in multi-grade teaching.
He recalls that in 1998 when the pilot project of multi-grade teaching was launched, 10 teachers were trained by officials from the Ministry of Education. Unfortunately, just after one year the eight teachers were retrenched leaving only two trained teachers.
Muddu further studied the methods in Ireland to understand the method which was copied from Colombia. On return, he was sent to Busanga Multi-grade School where there were only three teachers with seven classes.
He says this method requires leaders among the pupils to monitor what the group of their class is doing while the teacher is concentrating on another class.
However, multi-grade schools can work. Ibrahim Mayanja, from Busanga Multi-grade schoolwas among the best four pupils in Kalangala district with aggregate eight in 2003’s PLE.
Muddu says the Government has failed to honour the promise of providing study materials that correspond with multi-grade studying and monitoring of the progress of the project.
“Although a teacher has to teach three classes in one room they have to make sure that lessons are prepared taking into considerations of different levels of the pupils,†he explained.
He recalls that in 1998 when the pilot project of multi-grade teaching was launched, 10 teachers were trained by officials from the Ministry of Education. Unfortunately, just after one year the eight teachers were retrenched leaving only two trained teachers.
Muddu further studied the methods in Ireland to understand the method which was copied from Colombia. On return, he was sent to Busanga Multi-grade School where there were only three teachers with seven classes.
He says this method requires leaders among the pupils to monitor what the group of their class is doing while the teacher is concentrating on another class.
However, multi-grade schools can work. Ibrahim Mayanja, from Busanga Multi-grade schoolwas among the best four pupils in Kalangala district with aggregate eight in 2003’s PLE.
Muddu says the Government has failed to honour the promise of providing study materials that correspond with multi-grade studying and monitoring of the progress of the project.
“Although a teacher has to teach three classes in one room they have to make sure that lessons are prepared taking into considerations of different levels of the pupils,†he explained.