BOPEU�s position on the exam results fiasco
Friday, March 04, 2016
This educational embarrassment is not new; it has been a national trend for some years now. This year we continue to see more youngsters at grade D being advanced to BGCSE. This effectively translates to the poor performance we have just experienced. Unfortunately, this educational embarrassment is not only about the moment. It is about the bleak future of generations as being built by an education system that does not address immediate concerns with the urgency they arise; the urgency they so vehemently require. To address this fiasco, we need as a country to act on an urgent basis to amicably find resolve. As a country we cannot take comfort in the subject of deteriorating education system without visible action. BOPEU appreciates that a number of efforts have been made to improve the condition of service for the teachers. That notwithstanding, must tally with an improvement of results.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....