Motshekga and team are to blame

The Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, pictured, must take our children’s education seriously. The delaying of text books in schools is a clear indication that the minister and her team are totally disorganised. When asked why they delayed delivering books to schools, they hid behind contractors as their scapegoat.

My question to the minister is this: since the books only arrived in Limpopo schools towards the end of January, how will they close the learning gap that they created in those schools?

Pupils were willing to learn and teachers were willing to teach, but how could the learning

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and teaching occur without text books? It is like tying someone’s hands and instructing him to work hard for you.

When pupils fail, the minis- ter’s finger will harshly point at the teachers and principals, forgetting that the other three fingers are pointing back at her.

I’m sure they have year planners in their diaries. I wonder if they use the diaries to execute their duties properly.

My advice to the minister is this: as the one at the top, you have the advantage of seeing the wrongs of your subordinates and you must come down hard on them.

You cannot blame the contractor for the delay in the delivery of text books.

You and your department are to blame for being disorganised and failing to plan your schedules properly.

Amos Tebeila,

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