Nakuru town senator James Mungai has appealed to parents whose children did not excel in the KCPE examinations to encourage instead of scolding them. The senator warned that majority of the children could end up in serious depression if their parents condemned or despised due to failing their examinations. “If unchecked some might commit suicide. Not only do they feel bad about performing poorly but the fact that they disappointed the people around them could be very traumatizing yet parents may not even realize it,” he added. Mungai cited that the poor performance did not mean that the children were not sharp, adding that they might have been depressed or anxious during the examinations. “We are appealing to parents and teachers to encourage the young children. Unfortunately the society will always look down on the children who did not excel in their examinations but this does not mean they are not bright,” he added. He supported the abolishing of ranking by the government, citing that it made some children feel ‘not good enough’. His views were echoed by Margaret Kinyanjui, a child expert who cited that the definition of children by their grades was not a good idea at all. “Majority of the children are talented in very many ways. We gauge them by marks on their papers yet they are worth more than that,” she added. She also called on the parents to speak value and encourage the kids. “Most of them feel useless and unwanted. This should not be the case,” she added.

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