The elephant in the room: Large class size

Friday, January 24, 2020

In Botswana it is custom that year in, year out whenever examination results get released, all fingers point at teachers, accompanied by the vilest of adjectives.

Batswana treat teachers as slaves and they have never taken it upon themselves to really understand the truth about the education system, holistically.

That there is no political will when it comes to education is glaring. If there was, government would have long addressed the elephant in the room. But hey, it helps Batswana sleep better at night knowing they have punching bags in teachers.

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The elephant in the room: Large class size

In Botswana it is custom that year in, year out whenever examination results get released, all fingers point at teachers, accompanied by the vilest of adjectives.

42 out of 45 bodies of Limpopo bus crash victims identified

Selefu

Selefu

Civil Society threatens court action over constitution amendment

Fans urged to fill up stadium

Coaches take jabs ahead of derby

A city divided!

Civil Society threatens Masisi with legal action

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