COVID-19 Pandemic | Prof Jansen calls for school year to be scrapped

Quote: … "I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the school year is over. This is what the new reality means for your child" - the words of Professor Jonathan Jansen who has once again spurred a crucial debate after writing an article, saying the rest of the school year should be scrapped and that learners should be progressed to the next grade. He says the lockdown due to COVID-19 has showed incomprehensible social ills when it comes to education, with poorer children taking the brunt of the lockdown. We are joined via Skype by the Distinguished Professor in the Department of Education Policy Studies at Stellenbosch University, Jonathan Jansen.

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