Just don’t tell yout kids that South Africa has one of the toughest education systems in the world as it could end up in them claiming more ‘mental health days’ than you are willing to allow.
The COVID-19 pandemic is really testing our education system, and it might cause a ‘lost generation’ of educated South Africans in the coming years.
South Africa participated in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study at the grade 5 and grade 9 level, and the results are embarrassing.