LETTER: Canada sets education standard
South Africans did not struggle for a society consisting of a privately educated African elite — and then the rest
I could not disagree more strongly with Jeffrey Mothuloe regarding his plea for quotas at private schools for “gifted African children” (“Visionary economic policy lacking (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/letters/2019-11-19-letter-visionary-economic-policy-lacking/)”, November 19).
The writer uses a few examples of Western countries to support his point. It is a pity he didn’t look at Canada as an example of a quality basic education provided to all citizens. Private schools are almost nonexistent in that country, which has been picked every year by the UN as an example of how governments should look after their citizens’ welfare. Canadian students are always up there with the best...
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