Notes on Kmt-Based Education
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Education is rooted in philosophy, not just on "programs", "curriculum",
"topics" to be taught. Education requires a social and historical context, cultural
purpose or function, philosophical orientation, and human intention or that toward which education ultimately strives as a
fundamental goal in accomplishing through perseverance of human destiny. The concept kheper
means to bring into being, transform. To educate means to become noble (sah), wise (saa)
and spiritual (sakhu) on earth. A body of teachings known as sebayit. To teach is to open the sight of the pupil: sun her. To teach is to make
a student a star: seba seba. To learn is to be critical, that is, to listen, understand,
and judge: sedjem. Egyptian pedagogy: was a process of physical, intellectual, moral and
spiritual transformation. Historical Context of modern education of black people: during
enslavement, no school, no education for at least 5 centuries; segregated schools and colleges after the Abolition of slavery,
curriculum is a cell-block of lies and falsehoods, glorifing white people; the Civil-Rights. Movement,
Black arts movement, Black studies, Afrocentric movement, African centered. African Educational
Programs: some "general ideas", but complete lack of philosophy of education: African teaching and learning are
contributing to which educational agency? Pure and simple repetition of Western pedagogical paradigms, aims, and formats.
Avoid all kinds of mis-education. Being "African
centered" is not enough: thinking or philosophy must empower emotional attitudes. African
classical studies must become the ground of African teaching and learning in our modem times African ethics, morals, knowledge
and understanding of life, society, values, etc., must be part, explicitly, of the building of democracy and social justice.
It is clear that we have operated under one paradigm of understanding education, that is, the western paradigm.
And all of our struggles and desires of improvement are deeply rooted in the western educational context. However, it is crucial
that we see the necessity of exploring the long history of African education systems
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