The core job of a school
Friday, June 26, 2026 | 10 Views |
Those who are merely content with the delivery of a narrow, subject-based curriculum are falling short of expectations. Schools require holistic teachers who master a wide spectrum of skills. Students deserve a little more. To be honest, a school was never designed to be a reformatory- workshop repairing and reconstructing ‘broken’ students.
This role has now become a major preoccupation, requiring further enhancement of staff skills as well as the provision of additional resources. Schools cannot therefore escape shouldering the double burden of implementing the curriculum and getting wayward students back on the rails. The need to expand educational opportunities to all eligible students has compelled schools to keep their doors wide open to accept and embrace ‘broken’ students who show up at the gate.
“Justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.”-Lord HewartHis decision was the correct one.The move neither proves guilt nor settles the serious allegations that have brought him to the doorstep of the Regional Magistrate’s Court.It does, however, recognise a basic principle of accountable government, that a minister facing criminal charges should not remain in a position that could create even...