Education

‘Best shot’ fixes of modern-day photography threaten human genuineness

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Today, photography assists human memory in keeping records of what happened, when, where, and who was involved. The society has as well grown so fond of pictures that events are not complete without them. A key social impact is that how people would appear in the photos determines how they dress and carry themselves about. Nonetheless, the vulnerability of the human person has skyrocketed in our times as we leave behind us almost everywhere (especially in developed cities), photographic footprints of our appearances in those places.

Does our education promote Dignity in Labour?

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If care is not taken, the motivation to make young people cherish education, though purposed for good, can become their hypnosis pill in the future. For instance, a child who has been told by their parents she will do very well as a doctor may grow up not learning about the opportunities that life avails to them, apart from becoming a doctor.

Real-world consequences of disinforming young people

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Information is not necessarily true just because it originates from a certain person, group, media, authority, public figure, expert, etc. Schemes to disinform people have already overtaken us and found their way into different crucial systems by which people get themselves informed.

How unemployment can impact education in the future

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Shimbo Pastory This article was published in The Citizen Newspaper – Tanzania on 4th April, 2022. According to the data produced by the International Labour Organization, youth unemployment in Tanzania stands at 11.5%. There is massive economic growth in the country. According to the Tanzania Economic Update (TEU) report of 2016 produced by the World … Read more

Are stories of children learning under trees still true?

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The children who this year 2023 are learning under trees are technically expected to globally compete with their peers in the job market in 18 years. Are we expecting them to run at the same pace as other children in the country and the world at large while they are left behind in all aspects of learning?

Need for educative child right respecting social policy

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The World Children’s Day which is marked annually on 20th November, has been celebrated for the sixty-eighth time since its first observance, with a theme: ‘Inclusion for every child.’ In rthis analytic discourse we establish new ways to make inclusion more visible and practical as a social empowerment initiative.

INTERVIEW | Mwalimu Yusuph Pangoma: a Teacher in rural Mara – Tanzania who is changing the narrative

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Mwalimu Yusuph, a talented teacher who has won international admiration through social media, shares about his early life journey, his career experiences, aspirations, as well as the change he wishes to see in the society and in primary education in Tanzania.