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In response to “Skool toon nie belangstelling<\/a>” (TygerBurger 20 August), I agree 100%. Schools do not care about the children that are struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All effort and attention is given to the children that get 90%. As long as their end figure looks good. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My son actually failed last year, I asked that they please keep him back (apparently not my choice), they “found” marks to push him through. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has not passed one term yet to date in the new grade. What happened to children repeating a grade? They just get moved up and it’s the next teachers problem! \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have now written my son in for “homeschooling” next year, costing a small fortune, but he needs just that little extra attention. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What they teaching children now days is way above my means of helping and let’s not talk about their projects. I don’t think we even learn half the stuff when I was in high school. They making the children grow up way too fast and too much pressure! \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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