Status of Science in schools

Besides the Education and Training Sector Strategic Plan (ETSSP) and its precursor the Revised National Policy on Education (RNPE), I know not of any other recent study that came close to the 2014 Professor Jaap Kuiper study in laying bare the challenges inhibiting provision of quality education in the public senior secondary schools in the republic.

The findings of Prof Kuiper’s study on low academic achievement levels warrant urgent and sufficient attention.

He raised critical concerns and issues ranging from faulty pedagogic and management practices, teacher professional development (pre-service and in-service training), external oversight and the heavily loaded curriculum to name but a few examples.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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