Corporate partnership in education commendable

It is heart warming to see private companies taking an interest in the education. Just last Friday, Rocklane Lodge launched a two-year deal with Metsimotlhabe Primary School, to provide free Internet to the school.

The lodge also sourced funds to buy computers for the school. The lodge needs to be commended for the efforts. Education is key to success; as such the importance of the business community in partnering in the development of the country’s future leaders cannot be over-emphasised. Gone are the days when people used to go through the school system without knowing how to use a computer. Today’s world is fast changing and technology has become the way of life.

Primary education is the most important stage in the educational system, and it is high time schools get the attention they deserve. Provision of computers and Internet to primary schools, is important in that, pupils will have an opportunity to learn computer skills, and be introduced to research at an early age.  The Internet will hopefully give teachers access to helpful information, which can help them in their efforts to improve the school’s results.

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