Education Failures
SOUTH AFRICA has just marked the beginning of another school year, with the attendant excitement and rites of passage for little ones starting school for the first time. Sometimes there are tears as parents and grandparents realise they’re seeing the kids take a step towards adulthood.
Around the country, the children at government schools will sit two-by-two at unfamiliar desks in new, unfamiliar uniforms, excited and perhaps a little nervous.
Even those who start their learning journey sitting on the floor or in a field will have dreams of an education that leads to a fulfilling career.
But behind that poignancy lurks a cruel truth: only one of
