The ongoing standoff involving over 20,000 intern teachers in Junior Secondary Schools across the country is not merely a labor dispute; it is a distress signal demanding immediate attention from the government.

These educators have made their stance clear, refusing to resume work due to a multitude of grievances surrounding the implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).

One of the primary concerns raised by these teachers pertains to their contracts. The initial agreement promised an upgrade to full employment after the first year, yet the government reneged on this commitment, requiring an additional year under the same terms.

The educators have further voiced serious apprehensions about recent developments within the CBC framework.

They assert that the clustering of various teaching areas has rendered their responsibilities unmanageable.

What is disconcerting, however, is the collateral damage inflicted on the learners, particularly the inaugural CBC cohort now entering grade 8.

These young minds are unwittingly subjected to an education system mired in uncertainty, resembling a poorly funded experiment.

Experts who were instrumental in formulating the CBC have sounded the alarm, cautioning that the current trajectory spells impending catastrophe for the education system. It raises pertinent questions: Should authorities persist in their current implementation strategy without pause for introspection?

Is it justifiable to subject an entire cohort of learners to an educational framework devoid of coherence and structure?

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