Why teach old dogs new tricks - Saleshando
Thursday, April 08, 2010
The Gaborone Central legislator was addressing teachers at the Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) congress of delegates at the Goodhope Senior Secondary School under the theme "People solidarity against poverty and oppression".
He said the Ministry of Education and Skills Development is demotivating the young teachers by training teachers who have been in the profession for ages. "It is like telling them to join the queue and wait for their retirement years before they are considered for further training," Saleshando said.
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...