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24th January 2021
âMy son got A stars in all his subjects. This one is going to be a doctorâ, that is the usual laudatory remark from proud parents waxing lyrical about their kids who get good grades. Getting good grades is considered a surefire route to a good career, but is it?
Dr Kgomotso Jongman, a lecturer at the University of Botswana and founder of JoâSpeaks in Gaborone says, âThe structure of our education system essentially begins at home. At home, we are never trained to give learning as an appreciation of knowledge. We are often asked what do we want to be when we grow up and that question alone starts a down spiral. When kids get to school, they associate qualification with jobs this is why our education system is based on memory more than on actual implementing. This is evident in the way test questions are setup. When students are asked to apply themselves and what they have learnt it becomes a challenge to them. Furthermore, it is again evident