Parental input vital in learning, says Sir Paulias

MANY parents do not know why they send their children to school and that results in poor parental guidance, Grand Chief Sir Paulias Matane says.
Sir Paulias said it was the reason many students were left jobless and dependent on their parents after school.
“Many of us do not know why we send our children to school,” he said.
He said statistics showed that in recent years, over 100,000 students graduated from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions but only 10,000 students were able to find jobs.
He said there were five subjects that must be made compulsory in schools for students as early as Grade 3.
They are agriculture, technical vocational, service industry or tourism, business development and positive living.
He said agriculture was important as it would not only teach a child to grow food but  also to be independent and make money for them when there was a surplus of produce.