Interrogating the system
Friday, September 02, 2022 | 230 Views |
Our interrogation of the system can only carry us somewhere if and only if motivated by the goal of placing all learners and every child at the epicentre.
Any education system worth its salt should be judged by how well it is serving students because learners come first.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...