What do schools in Somalia teach?

[novanova]

For anyone who has gone to school in Somalia, what do they teach? Like when it comes to history

Who authored their school books? Do they all use the same books?

I’m genuinely curious since I read a few daljoogs say they’re taught arab history or the history of neighbouring african countries I don’t know how accurate this is so enlighten us please

 

[peterpeter]

Its a hybrid of islamic education and the fundamentals like maths and science as well as english, other than that nothing else much

 

[novanova]

Its a hybrid of islamic education and the fundamentals like maths and science as well as english, other than that nothing else much

so there’s not much history taught in these schools? interesting

 

[peterpeter]

so there’s not much history taught in these schools? interesting

somali and islamic history yes however you need to take into consideration resources are scare private schools offer a holistic education found in any other western school but beyond that its slim pickings im afraid no ww2 or world history

 

[berberaboy66]

so there’s not much history taught in these schools? interesting

the little history that's taught gets rewritten as well, the average retard back home thinks:

we beat ethiopia in 1977
dhulbahante defeated english so they didn't sign a treaty with them
ahmed gurey is the reason ethiopians eat raw meat

these kids have been completely brainwashed and indoctrinated with false information

 

[novanova]

the little history that's taught gets rewritten as well, the average retard back home thinks:

we beat ethiopia in 1977
dhulbahante defeated english so they didn't sign a treaty with them
ahmed gurey is the reason ethiopians eat raw meat

these kids have been completely brainwashed and indoctrinated with false information

They better keep me out of those classrooms because that’s exactly what I’d teach somali kids

 

[novanova]

Ethiopians teach their schoolkids that Adal was barely somali and somalis in Ethiopia are refugees, so we’re even I guess @berberaboy66

No but seriously that’s sad, there’s no need to exaggerate or lie about history. I hope we’re different from our neighbours in the future and teach people real history.

 

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[berberaboy66]

Ethiopians teach their schoolkids that Adal was barely somali and somalis in Ethiopia are refugees, so we’re even I guess @berberaboy66

No but seriously that’s sad, there’s no need to exaggerate or lie about history. I hope we’re different from our neighbours in the future and teach people real history.

Only way somalia changes is you teach these kids the truth

- somalia is a client state of ethiopia
- abiy ahmed can enter every somali region but hsm cannot
- ethiopians are slapping kids in gedo
- they can enter our mosques like they did in 2007
- their army have been in Somalia since the 80s and haven't left
- they rule over galbeed
- any clan militias (ONLF) will get crushed by the superior ethiopians
- oromo are stealing your land
- afar are stealing your land
- they have embassy in villa somalia

they are 5ft raw meat-eating Christians hanging their nuts, balls deep in over the supposed "landheere" 6ft somali muslim

only brutal blackpill will lead to revolution

 

[Afar indhood]

In post civil war Xamar, formal education was controlled by Islah/Muslim Brotherhood. The schools were funded by Saudi Arabia mostly and virtually every school taught Saudi curriculum. Around 2005, they switched to Emirati curriculum in most subjects. After 2010, the government introduced a new "Somali" curriculum: science/math in English, other subjects in Somali.

Saudi curriculum was very retarded. They taught us about the history of Saud family like the bible and no mention of world history. Oour history teacher had to pressure the school to let him teach us Somali Geography/history. I learned about the Nazis/European history for the first time ever when I was in Form One (year 10) after my school switched to Emirati curriculum which covered world history unlike Saudi one.

English based schools were better and used American/Western curricula but were too expensive.

School starts at 07:30 and ends at 12:30. Saturday to Wednesday. Very few students had the textbooks and the teacher spends most of the period (60 mins) writing the entire lesson on the blackboard, then translate it into Somali. We took these in high school (Emirati curriculum): math - upto basic calculus, physics, chemistry, biology, history, Geography, Islamic teaching, Arabic, Somali, English.
Bad teachers and worse students. Many students go to afternoon, private English based schools (which are much better) to study science/math/English/ and CS on top of the regular school.
Nothing else is taught. No PE, health/sex Ed or IT/CS. No labs or practical education.
Not a single student repeated the year despite many failing - parents won't accept it.
Universities are much worse. North Mogadishu had few schools due to lack of qualified teachers - who had to be imported. Kaaraan had one formal school before 2005. Cabdicaziiz had none. School fees were 10usd/month.
Cheating in exams was extensive and invigilators looked the other way as students cheated from their textbooks (no joke). I was lucky because I owned textbooks (Australian math book, Emirati biology/chemistry books) which I used to study - I was the only student who would pass monthly/semifinal exams - but oddly, everyone passed the final years. Somali was super difficult since they made us memorize loads of Waqooyi poems that we didn't know their meanings. Our teacher was from SL and used to insult us for our lack of familiarity with Somali (read:Northern) culture and language lol. Memorizing Arabic poems was easier for literally every single one us. They made me memorize a shitton of arabic/Qaldaan poems.
I remember some.
صهابية العثنون موجدة القرى * بعيدة وقد الرجل موارة اليد
امرّت يداها فتل شزر واجنحت * لها عضداها في something.

Forgot all Qaldaan poems, tho.

Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.

 

[novanova]

In post civil war Xamar, formal education was controlled by Islah/Muslim Brotherhood. The schools were funded by Saudi Arabia mostly and virtually every school taught Saudi curriculum. Around 2005, they switched to Emirati curriculum in most subjects. After 2010, the government introduced a new "Somali" curriculum: science/math in English, other subjects in Somali.

Saudi curriculum was very retarded. They taught us about the history of Saud family like the bible and no mention of world history. Oour history teacher had to pressure the school to let him teach us Somali Geography/history. I learned about the Nazis/European history for the first time ever when I was in Form One (year 10) after my school switched to Emirati curriculum which covered world history unlike Saudi one.

English based schools were better and used American/Western curricula but were too expensive.

School starts at 07:30 and ends at 12:30. Saturday to Wednesday. Very few students had the textbooks and the teacher spends most of the period (60 mins) writing the entire lesson on the blackboard, then translate it into Somali. We took these in high school (Emirati curriculum): math - upto basic calculus, physics, chemistry, biology, history, Geography, Islamic teaching, Arabic, Somali, English.
Bad teachers and worse students. Many students go to afternoon, private English based schools (which are much better) to study science/math/English/ and CS on top of the regular school.
Nothing else is taught. No PE, health/sex Ed or IT/CS. No labs or practical education.
Not a single student repeated the year despite many failing - parents won't accept it.
Universities are much worse. North Mogadishu had few schools due to lack of qualified teachers - who had to be imported. Kaaraan had one formal school before 2005. Cabdicaziiz had none. School fees were 10usd/month.
Cheating in exams was extensive and invigilators looked the other way as students cheated from their textbooks (no joke). I was lucky because I owned textbooks (Australian math book, Emirati biology/chemistry books) which I used to study - I was the only student who would pass monthly/semifinal exams - but oddly, everyone passed the final years. Somali was super difficult since they made us memorize loads of Waqooyi poems that we didn't know their meanings. Our teacher was from SL and used to insult us for our lack of familiarity with Somali (read:Northern) culture and language lol. Memorizing Arabic poems was easier for literally every single one us. They made me memorize a shitton of arabic/Qaldaan poems.
I remember some.
صهابية العثنون موجدة القرى * بعيدة وقد الرجل موارة اليد
امرّت يداها فتل شزر واجنحت * لها عضداها في something.

Forgot all Qaldaan poems, tho.

Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.

I understand gulf countries had alot influence because of funding.. but why were teachers not allowed to teach somali history/geography?

 

[wonyluvr]

I know someone who was there for a year

 

[gasara]

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