Some More Food for Thought
- Consistent & Repeated Poor School Achievements creates in learners a poor sense of self-worth and low self-esteem. It tends to become the norm and can
- Add to the already high drop-out rate (above 12% nationally; 20% for Coloured learners; 9% for black learners).
- Add to the peer pressure in ‘doing crime’
- Lead to Drug abuse
- Create Unemployment and People become Unemployable
- Lead to Never-ending Government support
- Fuel Extremely Negative Mindsets
- Helps to Perpetuate the Cycle of Poverty
- Given that (Source: Dept of Education – “Action Plan to 2014 – Towards the realisation of Schooling 2025”) “It’s a huge concern that Learners from Grade 3 to Grade 12 haven’t mastered the minimum language and numeracy competencies for their grades Only about 12% of matriculants qualify for university, less have passed mathematics and even less science“ …………………………. How can the MILO Learning Programme Help? … more