Our education system

 

No matter where you go, education is of high importance and great value. Even before freedom came along, schooling was taken seriously and valued by all. Some were lucky enough, or were given the opportunity were able to go study abroad. Bantu education was passed 1953 and though it was not easy for most to learn in the Afrikaans language, many did not give up.

18 years today into freedom and our education system is nowhere near reaching the top. iOL news reported in September that poor education lies at the root of South Africans problems. Sadly this can only result in the problems of society getting worse rather better, because education is like a universal language. It is the one thing that contributes greatly to economic and human growth, not forgetting that it is a human right.

 The Limpopo text book crisis that happened not so long ago was like a pat in the back, reminding us of the wider picture of the problem within our education system. iOL news reported that in the year 2011, the South African education system was ranked 33^rd of 142 in the world by the World Economic Forum. The Forum went on to say our system is failing to achieve even the basic standards of numeracy and literacy.

With that said, clearly something must be done. The more we empower this nation, the faster we fade the issues of poverty. Instead of spending 203 million into the Nkandla project, why can we not give the people of Nkandla and the rest of the nation a better quality education? The sad part is that the children of our politicians are born within families that can afford to give them education of overseas. While the average child has the right to education, but still is given one of the worst education in the world.