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School riots ' youths crying for love'
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The riots in Kenya secondary schools as witness in the past month reflects a need for the society and all the concerned parties to change attitudes and seriously evaluate efficacy of our schools in terms of structural and administration. With more than 300 secondary going on rampage and leaving a trail of damages, one student lost life, and scores injured. This has caused a public outcry with everyone blaming one another. In the wake of the crisis, many factors have been associated as the cause of the mayhem, however some of the recommendation should surely be given a second thought for instance the decision of the minister for education to ban televisions, DVDs and mobile phones can be a good measure but short-lived solution. The copycat phenomenon is probably a major cause as the students copied what others were doing by seeing the news and use of mobile phones, however the mass media have been there and they will still be using the same at homes.

The society has to reinforce good and positive moral development first for the students to conventional air their grievances. If the society is to go by what we witness during the post elections crisis, that now it is an order of the day to use violence and destructions to be heard, then the modeling impels the student to imitate the same.
The changing social roles and social disorganization as a result of unsatisfactory parenting is another cause, the decline of family roles especially the parents in a child primary socialization whereby the children are spend most time in day care center, boarding schools and other institutions provides a ground of differential association. The child learns from diverse environment such as peers, but the major responsibility of such institutions are not based on child development on bases of family oriented values and norms hence not so much effective. By the virtue of a child growing with lack of good models and negative influence increases probability of drug abuse and aggression behaviors in children.

The youths need models, psychological presence of the parents and a working system of administration in schools. The 8.4.4 system should be evaluated and modified to avoid burdening. The relationship between the parents, society, teachers and the students should be enhanced and good communication comes in handy. The moral values and norms enhancement should be aimed at helping individual student to change and have positive self-esteem and good perception. However, there is a need to use effectively rules and regulations in schools just as the laws are used for social control. The indiscipline students should be given a punishment on variation of wrong acts; this will work as deterrence and should be stipulated and reasonable to serve it purpose. The fear of punishment deters criminality behaviors.

July 31, 2008 | 12:21 PM Comments  1 comments

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faywang Wambui
August 1, 2008 | 12:30 PM

true.both sides need to listen to each other...your suggestions are good ones too
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