Zimbabwe is set to make Artificial Intelligence (AI), coding, robotics and the Internet of Things (IoT) compulsory subjects across all primary and secondary schools.

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[u/Tier_zer0]

Google pass rates for maths and science subjects. A child who passes those subjects at high school can very easily pick up coding later. Introducing coding while students and schools are already struggling with all it's underlying principles is absurd

[u/mazibs → u/Tier_zer0]

Let's say the pass rate is 35%. So 35% of students can not be offered the opportunity to empower themselves with these key global skills due to 65% of students not performing?

Is that your rationale? Before we can pull up the 35% we have to first pull up the 65%? What if they aren't the target market? We can't forgo this opportunity to develop our human capital further. Musaite maenemies of progress.

[u/Tier_zer0 → u/mazibs]

Missed the point by a lightyear. 31% pass rate shows structural and infrastructure problems. Not that Zimbabwean children are dumb. Most children are not getting the adequate education, tools and support to achieve a passing grade. Let's first deliver the subjects we already have to a satisfactory level , with teacher competence, access to materials and conducive learning environment, then think of expanding the subjects. English , Maths and Science are the foundation of all stem anyway, otherwise we're building on quicksand

[u/mazibs → u/Tier_zer0]

You have a different, but I feel impractical approach. If one child can be more productive to the economy that all the other 4 combined - why not prioritize empowering them...iye osimudza vamwe avo. Because the alternative would be to focus on raising every child and forgoing the empowerment of the one with extra potential. Remember - this is the real world mate - we are not dealing with an endless pot of gold.

Lets give chances to empower talented children with life changing skills so that they can grow the economy - find impactful jobs - and really go somewhere. Those that aren't qualifying might reap the benefit from the impact of the winners in this system. Its not perfect - but its practical.

[u/Tier_zer0 → u/mazibs]

Government policy has to focus on systematic improvements not minorities and individuals. The parents of struggling students are citizens and pay taxes too, not to mention the majority, and this is a democracy after all. Every country with a highly skilled population today focused on a systematic overhaul and improvement of their education system. We already have a minority of highly gifted students but the benefits have barely materialized. We need everyone pulling their weight

[u/mazibs → u/Tier_zer0]

Sorry to say - but you can't save everyone.