Mogae praises parents
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Mogae was speaking at a prize-giving ceremony held at the school yesterday. He said parents of children studying at English medium schools are different in pledging a role to take a part in the education of their children as compared to those of children at most public schools.
"You recognize that educating a child is a joint role between the parent and government and should not be left to the government only," he said.
He said it is not surprising that some schools do not perform as well as they should partly because parents are not helpful.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...