MY heart ache when I read about the 21,000 Grade 10 (Jan 9) student unable to progress to Grade 11. They have spent the last 10 years of their lives trying to attain an education only to be kicked out of the formal education system through no fault of theirs.
Are they prepared to lead a meaningful life back in the villages and towns?
Life in the village is about making gardens, hunting, fishing and building houses from traditional building materials. Interestingly, subjects such as home economics, basic technology, agriculture and commerce are taught in high schools to equip students to meet these rural challenges.
However, these subjects are not perceived as relevant by these youngsters because they are non-core subjects. In other words, our children place more importance on subjects like mathematics, English, science and social science.
The Government of the day must restructure the curricula because statistics are showing that there will be more dropouts.
If the Government fails to create enough spaces or employment opportunities for these children, it has to be ready to face the inevitable.

Jethro Kasse, Henganofi