Self esteem is critical to productive learning

Students await Form One admission at Igembe Boys Secondary School in Meru County on January 15, 2020. [Olivia Murithi, Standard]

Hundreds of the 2019 KCPE candidates continue to join Form One ready to start their secondary education experience. This, after successfully completing eight years of primary education.

They are joining secondary schools with hope and anxiety. They hope secondary education will provide them with another opportunity to continue developing their innate abilities, talents and skills. They have varying levels of anxiety because secondary education has put them in a new environment.