Has Our Education Gone To The Dogs?

The last few weeks have been characterised by serious concerns over deteriorating standards in our tertiary education. The Botswana Congress Party and other private institutions have marched to Parliament to raise the nation's concern.

Calls for the Minister of Education to resign have also been heard from certain quarters.
If anyone was ever in doubt of the decline in our tertiary education, GTC, a government-sponsored institution, this week gives us a classic example of the worst case in our tertiary education system.

When students confess that their lecturers and Heads of Department forced them to cheat in order to pass with flying colours, it makes you wonder whether we are still in Botswana, known internationally for its anti-corruption and high moral standards.
The GTC example is a case in point regarding how rotten our tertiary education system has become. 

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