Be exemplary to pupils - Education minister
MANZINI – The Minister of Education and Training, Lady Mabuza, has warned William Pitcher College graduates that destructions might force them to incite violence in school to cover their negligence.
The minister said some communities were in constant disputes and highlighted that destructions could cause them to lose focus on the child and their responsibilities. She said that it might also force them to fraudulent means to make up for the time lost through leaking of examination papers and inciting violence to cover their negligence.
In the process, she said the child would be lost and communities would lose respect for the profession.
“The baton is now in hands,” the minister said.
After that, she said William Pitcher College remained agile and innovative as they pursued a dream of becoming a university. She urged the graduates to never your stop pursuing their education dreams and taking risks in exploring the 21st century skills in order to remain relevant.
On another note, the minister thanked that staff members of William Pitcher College for continuing to stretch their knowledge, adopting new reforms and reengineering their pedagogical methods to ensure the continuity of learning even under the adverse times such as the COVID-19 era and civil unrests that confronted the country.
Demonstrated
She said in their agility and flexibility, they demonstrated resilience in combatting all obstacles before them, for learning to continue. This is truly applauded with much respect,” the minister said.
She then acknowledged the Ministry of Labour and Social Security for sponsoring the graduates to attain their education. She sad without the sponsorship, this achievement would have not been possible for many.
Therefore, she encouraged the graduates to quickly make arrangements for repayments to the study loans afforded to them as soon as they start making an income, so that other students would stand to benefit from this scholarship. The minister also extended government’s special gratitude to UNESWA, whose role in awarding these diplomas attest that indeed William Pitcher College qualifications were credible.
Knowledge
Again, to the staff, she said they should continue burning the midnight oil as they enriched themselves with more knowledge to assist them to execute their duties in the highest professionalism ever.
To parents, guardians, mentors and friends of the graduates, the minister said their role in the community of education was one that they would always cherish, as they allowed them to shape their children to be champions in the world.
In the words of Bob Beauprez, she said; “Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers and enthusiastic parents with high expectations.”