Merry Christmas to you all!
My thought this week was for once to take a break, since 23rd June 2018 when this corum took shape. However, surprises of the week could not allow. Particularly, the exam results for the 2022 class 8 Students are now in the public domain.
All the 1.2 million plus future leaders are now heading towards secondary school for their next level of empowerment. Congrats to each of them regardless of the grades achieved. All they need to know is that they each have a purpose in life.
As such, the concern for each student, should now be to focus towards finding the personai purpose and aligning studies with what it takes for that achievement. This is quite a gigantic task not only to the students themselves, but also their parents and teachers too. Sadly, teachers face the same challenges even for their own children, don’t they?
In that regard, the experience of a whole head teacher from a school in Western Kenya attracted our attention. This teacher who is supposed to guide these future leaders cried uncontrollably upon receiving results of his own child. He felt that his child did not deserve achieving 334 marks and went ahead to summon the Sub-County Director of education for help, on the school’s performance as well. How many other teachers may have experienced the same? What about parents?
Had it been possible to reach out to this head teacher, I would not only empathize with him, but also share a few tips that could lead to new perspectives. First, I would refer him to Chapter 11 of the KICD approved Career Dynamics in the 21st Century, which was also used for architecture of Competency Based Curriculum – CBC.
Here, reference is made of the real life experience of a lady by the name Angelica. She was a very challeged student right from primary school. Results from her then first class 7 exam revealed dismal performance, Somehow, the grade for Maths was better than the rest. Repeating the exam still led to the same grades. Angelica had to re-join std 6 class in a different school, so that she could for the 3rd time register for the same exam.
Upon achieving the usual results, the family eventually enabled the determined Angelica to proceed to secondary school. Finally, Angelica sat for KCSE exams but surprisingly acquired a better grade in Maths compared to other subjects, most of which she had performed dismally.
In summary, Angelica eventually followed her strengths in Maths and pursued the Certified Public Accountants of Kenya qualifications, which she successfully completed. Today, Angelica who is in her 50’s is a Senior Accoutant in one huge quasi government organization.
More still, we could easily have shared the experience of our very close Nephew, who is in his early 30’s. Mose, as we can refer to him completed primary school, slightly before the free education system commenced. He scored exactly 334 marks from a then leading Nairobi Public School. This performance did not excite Mose’s parents, but they didn’t give up.
Mose acquired education first in a rural based public secondary school and later transfered to a private secondary school in the outskirts of Nairobi. Finally Mose scored a grade B and secured a place in one university as a parallel program student.
Notably, Mose followed his strength in Maths and pursued an actuarial science degree, which he finally acquired. Securing jobs became the challenge. But, Mose sought our advice on his career alignment, and eventually secured a job, first as a bank cashier.
Alongside, Mose had been pursuing professional qualifications as a Certified Investment Analyst, based on his passion that is still aligned towards the love for Maths. After one year, as a bank cashier, Mose was able to secure a transfer to the employer’s investments department. Today, Mose is a marketable Investments Analyst, who changes jobs at will, especially in the banking industry. What are the lessons here?
Success in our lives does not always depend on the marks that have been achieved in examinations. What is most critical is aligning studies with our strengths and more particularly our passion. That provides a good direction towards finding our purpose in life, doesn’t it?
FYI
Finding our purpose in life in this 21st Century is quite critical for all. Only then are we likely to be relevant in the market place, throughout our life times. That is a formidable part of our Empowerment Sessions in secondary schools. It doesn’t matter whether conducting seminars for teachers or students or both.
We believe that those who have experienced our seminars in schools spread in 12 Counties so far, can attest to these assertions. In that regard, we are grateful to have reached out to schools spread in 7 counties in 2022.
These counties include, Tharaka Nthi, Embu, Nakuru, Muranga, Kiambu, Machakos and Nairobi. As school schedules normalize in 2023, we look forward to spreading out our empowerment strategy to even more counties.
Merry X-Mass once more
Mwangi Wanjumbi (MKIM)
Personal Empowerment Coach,
Speaker/Trainer/Consultant on Strategy, Performance, Change Management and Leadership.
Seasoned Trainer of Trainers,
Competency Based Curriculum-CBC Architect,
Author of 1. KICD approved Career Dynamics in the 21st Century, 2. Living Beyond Survival:No More Tiptoeing in Life
- The 21st Century Student:Are You Creating The Future Today? Also, Retired 5 Year Monthly Strategy Columnist (2013 – 2018) for The SME Today Magazine Phone 254772516210
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