Schools Don�t Teach Local History � Ramsay

Jeff Ramsay.PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Jeff Ramsay.PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Historian, Jeff Ramsay, has said that local schools do not teach much about local history.

Speaking at the Bana ba Mmala Pitsong Workshop in Botho University on Friday, Ramsay said even though the country has a rich history, he does think enough is being done to share it with young Batswana.

“I do not think local schools’ history classes are teaching students and/or pupils about the country’s history. We have a very rich history that we have to share with our children. We cannot let that history die with us. In our schools, we were taught about colonialism, Bakololo and other country’s history than ours,” he said.

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