A university practitioner in philosophy has predicted that Tanzania will continue losing more potential intellectuals in future in various disciplines due to a poorly designed education system in the country.
Speaking in an exclusive interview yesterday, Dr. Jason Ishengoma of the Philosophy Unit of the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) said that the practice of education drives most school candidates into cramming materials and doesn’t develop a critical mindset of thinking about the future.
He gave specific examples from supervising fieldwork where students fail to perform when exposed to issues on the ground, but pass well in classroom settings.
With the current education system, prospective students are not taught to become innovative and creative and venture to be in a position of employing themselves. Instead it fosters attitudes of dependency of being hired, especially in the civil service or other government agencies.
Dr. Ishengoma, who teaches philosophy and religion at the Hill, expressed dismay over the education system, emphasizing that failures of the government explain these problems.
If the government will not alter the system it will face hardship in future as the current education system cannot provide the right attitude or even knowledge of how to fashion attitudes in life, that is, an adequate philosophical knowledge.
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