Strikes have lately been rampant in most of Kenyan schools and the media, both mainstream and social media kept eagle's eye to catch everything unfolding. in this regard many schools have closed down indefinitely at the detriment of students' pursuit of education and preparation for the exams.
What then has bolstered this menace?
- Poor feeding
- Poor sanitation
- Poor state of studies
- Teacher(s) attitude
- Lack of entertainment programs
- Lack of 'HOLISTIC' training
- Students background and family ideals
- Drug and other substance abuse
- Intolerance among students
The gist of education is to provide students with foundation upon which successful life is built.Strikes therefore cause distraction that blocks this achievement.
Taking a more holistic approach to deal with these evils will play a greater role in mitigating strikes and instilling discipline in students. It should be noted however that not all students participate or support the strikes especially those manufactured in the selfish interest of students themselves. Some just don't have a voice. They are sometimes suppressed and deprived of the chance to give amicable ideas that can yield good solutions.
How then can every student avoid strike?
- Students, unwilling to take part or perpetuate strike must in clear and bold way argue with the opposing side the ills of such strike.
- They need to always build a healthy rapport with all teachers
- They must at-leased bring to the attention of the administration their grievances
- If they fill dissatisfied with the administration solutions, then they may relay such grievances to their parents at an individual level. Parents to teachers may create a better debate and bargain than student- teacher.
- Each student is the other's keeper and so given that the pursuit of education is what has brought them together, then each one has to be on the look out on the activities of the others that may be detrimental to education and social relation in school
Strike of any ilk always has a target and the students who orchestrate such ensure the effects are vivid. However sometimes these effects are so lethal. Target teachers has been kidnapped and brutally mistreated, others have ended up dead, Dormitories have been burned down thereby losing huge sums of money, the wort being burning of other students in the dormitories.
All students, perpetrators and non perpetrators are sent home and parents are expected to pay above the tuition fee, the payment for the damages.
Strikes ruin the school reputation and as a result the academic weight wanes a great deal
Most students end up being traumatized and the condition can remain for a lifetime.
Please student Love yourself appreciate this chance and give thanks to God. STAY SAFE AVOID STRIKE.
