Education Minister Janet Museveni Applaudes Victoria Univ. VC Prof. Lawrence Muganga For His Book Titled ‘You Can’t Make Fish Climb Trees’
The Hon. Minister Of Education and Sports who also doubles as the first lady Janet Kataaha Museveni has applauded Victoria University Vice Chancellor, Prof.Lawrence Muganga for setting a new pace in Uganda’s education sector.
Minister Janet Museveni made the comments while endorsing Prof.Muganga’s best-selling book ‘You Can’t Make Fish Climb Trees’ which points out the need for transformation in the education systems in Uganda and Africa at large.
According to Prof. Muganga’s book, Uganda and Africa need to focus on Authentic Learning as the only way to produce a competent workforce able to boost the continent’s social-economic transformation.
”Many of you have heard me promoting the book ‘You Can’t Make “Fish Climb Trees’: Overcoming Educational Malpractice through Authentic Learning by Doctor Muganga. This book points out the need for transformation in the education systems of mostly Sub-Saharan African nations, it gives various reasons for the need for change one of which is that over the years, systems and processes in other sectors have evolved leading to transformation while the education sector that contributes a significant proportion of the skilled workforce has maintained the status quo,” Minister Janet Museveni said.
” Dr Muganga in his book represents a mismatch of the skills and competencies that lack relevancy to the workforce in the economy. He refers to this mismatch that kills creativity leaving many students frustrated and jobless after the long hard road of education,” she added.
The Minister further applauded Prof. Muganga for advocating for authentic learning that focuses on practical experiences based on real-life context.
According to the Minister, Authentic Learning places the student at the centre as opposed to the teacher-centred popular approach to lesson planning and delivering which forces students to learn through memorization of isolated facts something she says can’t produce quality graduates.
Prof. Muganga for years has been tirelessly advocating for educational transformation urging African governments to trash the ‘archaic education systems’ which he says are modelled for the nineteenth century, a revolutionary period for European history.
In the above-mentioned book, Prof.Muganga advocates for the kind of revolutionized education model that would see students’ individuality used to empower them so that they can navigate their future and the workforce successfully which in return will curb the burden of unemployment that has swept over the entire world.
Muganga continues to spread his advocacy for Authentic Learning through his new book titled ‘Authentic University: Transforming Education for a New Era’ which can be accessed via major online bookshops including Amazon.
This new book proposes to overcome the manifold shortcomings of the modern postsecondary school by offering an innovative education that corresponds to the realities of the modern era.
It also blends three distinct concepts of student-centred education to provide students with a personalized learning experience that develops distinct skills and competencies required by today’s employers.
Well, don’t just stop at reading this article, get the above-mentioned books by clicking this link for Authentic University Book; & You Can’t Make Fish Climb Trees or grab your hard copies from Victoria University at Jinja Road, Kampala or call for deliveries; +256 700 300 088, 707780 258, 701 702 443.
