'Tis the season for... exams

Last week was the first week of "Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education" (KCSE) exams. The exams take place over a two-week period and over 357,000 students will write the same exam. http://www.kbc.co.ke/news.asp?nid=67063

Every year, the national exam board prints a list of the top-acheiving students in the country - their name & their score. (http://kenyaeducationguide.com/article/2377/2009-kcse-results). In North America, it would be very controversial to publish such a list, with concerns over how students not on the list would feel about their lower performance.

What do you think? Should top exam performers be published publicly, or no?

Click 'comment' below to share your thoughts...

Welcome to the Teacher Blog!

Hello Rafiki Link teachers!

For several years, we have been connecting youth in North America to youth in Kenya. What about teachers? When we met with six teachers in Maai Mahiu, Kenya this summer - they requested a 'teacher blog' where ideas, thoughts, initiatives can be shared...

This is your space. Share thoughts on teaching, thoughts on your country, thoughts on Rafiki Link, thoughts on culture... enjoy!

First question (answer by pressing 'comment' below):
What is your favourite part of teaching, and why?