Why South Africans, rightly, feel education is failing them
SA is actually leading the world in secondary education attainment, but if these learners are not being filtered up to a tertiary level, we lose
10 December 2019 - 14:27
Sixty-eight percent of South Africans believe the country’s education system is failing them. This is one result from the recent Pearson Global Learner Survey that all South Africans should take to heart. If we want to drive our economy forward, and promote sustainable growth, does it not make sense to start with education?
There are a number of factors that contribute to this perception of failure, and it starts at the top...
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