Learning in most senior schools across the country has yet to begin due to delays in the distribution of textbooks. While the government maintains that all schools will receive the books by mid-February, school heads are warning that continued shortages could force teachers back to lecture-style teaching similar to the 8-4-4 system, where lessons relied on dictated notes for learners without textbooks. Under the competency-based education system, learning is meant to be learner-centred and practical. Principals say that without adequate materials, the vision risks being undermined
