{"id":44695,"date":"2023-03-20T16:43:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T16:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/?p=44695"},"modified":"2023-03-20T16:46:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T16:46:38","slug":"our-teachers-are-our-treasures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/our-teachers-are-our-treasures\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Teachers are Our Treasures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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By Jones Obiria, School Founder<\/p>

Our mock NITA exams were a success!\u00a0 We identified where our students knew the material as well as where they need more support and training.\u00a0 Remember, these are professional skills so everything they learn \u2013 no matter how small \u2013 is of value.\u00a0 They will, quite literally, make use of every skill.<\/span><\/p>

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It was our teachers who made this exam possible.\u00a0 They dedicated two weeks before school started to create them. For the written theory exam, they invented varied questions reflecting what our students will find on the real exam.\u00a0 They refined and balanced the questions, so they would fit in the allotted time.\u00a0 Then, for the full-day practical exam, they created hands-on projects, again reflective of the real exam.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>

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But it didn\u2019t end there.\u00a0 After the exams, they carefully graded them, wrote evaluations, and then met with each student to create a plan for further exam preparation.\u00a0 Every student went home with a written evaluation providing a supportive and balanced view of their strengths and weaknesses.\u00a0 For many, it was the first time they have ever received written constructive support and criticism.\u00a0 It\u2019s a reference tool to guide them in their preparation and to remind them of their talents.<\/span><\/p>

We thank our gifted teachers for their dedication to NTS and to their students.<\/span><\/p>

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We also thank our English teacher, Mr. Allan, who worked with all the teachers on their exams.\u00a0 In Kenya, the NITA exam is in English although vocational skills are generally taught in the language of the region.\u00a0 He was there to help each teacher find the right words for each question.<\/span><\/p>

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From there, he worked with the students on how to approach the test.\u00a0 He showed them how to identify keywords in a question, words that give clues on how to present an answer.\u00a0 For instance, when one question asks you to \u201coutline\u201d and another asks you to \u201cdescribe\u201d, what is the difference?\u00a0 (The correct answer is the \u201coutline\u201d requires a phrase where \u201cdescribe\u201d must be full sentences.). These are test-taking skills our students had never been taught before, but are required to succeed on the NITA exam.<\/span><\/p>

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So, to our dedicated and heroic teachers, we thank you!\u00a0 We recognize you and celebrate your contributions.\u00a0 You should be proud of your hard work, and proud of your student\u2019s performances on the exams!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Jones Obiria, School Founder Our mock NITA exams were a success!\u00a0 We identified where our students knew the material as well as where they need more support and training.\u00a0 Remember, these are professional skills so everything they learn \u2013 no matter how small \u2013 is of value.\u00a0 They will, quite literally, make use of […]<\/p>\n Read More \u2192<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_eb_attr":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Madame-Irene.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44695"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44717,"href":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44695\/revisions\/44717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}