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Automatic progression sureties

There is an old debate about the place of automatic progression in our education system. Automatic progression guarantees all primary school leavers a free licence to proceed to junior secondary school education level.

There are concerns from both educators and the community regarding this arrangement. Opinions are divided.

It is argued that those students who could not pass the proficiency bar at the most rudimentary primary school education level may not prosper when confronted with much more rigorous and challenging junior secondary school academic hurdles.

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The time is now to relax adoption laws

Over the years, there has been many reports of infants being abandoned by parents. Many factors can contribute to child abandonment, some of which may stem from mental health issues and lack of support, but other reasons may be that one could have made better choices with proper education. Some parents abandon their infants due to financial difficulties and the fear of having to provide for a newborn. Many developed countries have come up with...

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