Forty years ago SSR decided to offer every child free education up to HSC level; and look at the social changes and economic fall-outs that we have reaped
The fact that students with 3 credits are encouraged to turn to polytechnics may end up stigmatizing these institutions as was the case with the ZEP and PreVoc
Too much focus on economic development has probably led to the neglect of noble subjects, and consequently, to the impoverishment of minds despite the access to knowledge in
The fact that a sizeable number of SC students have not made the required grades for HSC studies is an indictment of the quality of the education system
The challenges facing the UOM are many but if we want to strive towards excellence, it is at the teaching and learning levels that urgent basic reforms should
Political parties, ministers, administrators and cadres have, for decades, felt the need for some meaningful reform in the education sector. In the local multi-factorial context with its own
Though most front-line educators and managers will agree that, while there have been some good take-aways from the Reform, it hardly provides the backbone of a sustainable education
We are misunderstanding the nature of education. We are misunderstanding how individuals relate to society. Can education be valued by what we earn? What price on literacy? What
Speaking English fluently is very important for Mauritians and indeed vital for the future of Mauritius, and deplore the paucity of real governmental effort towards that end
