Teaching can no longer remain stagnant

Daniel Tau
Daniel Tau

Teaching has been dubbed the mother of all professions and history has confirmed this over the centuries. In Botswana, Teaching was the main profession at independence in 1966, no wonder our Cabinet then consisted largely of Teachers.

Overtime however, varying professions nurtured by teaching proliferated, organized themselves, and bargained for superior conditions. Many have over-time realised self-regulation and have long successfully integrated technology to form part of their modus operandi.

Whilst these developments took place, I dare say, Teaching did not change much. It is only now that we are talking about a Teaching Council that should among other things ensure that Teaching as a profession, is left solely for qualified Teachers to practice in.

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