Parents at a high school in Cape Town are demanding answers from the provincial education department after a diversity training workshop left some pupils traumatised.
Ngoasheng, who describes herself as an award-winning speaker, political analyst, academic, and diversity trainer, said while she was saddened by the backlash, she was not surprised given the country’s painful past.
“The work aims at building resilience in all to be able to have more equitable conversations,” she said. Diversity trainer Asanda Ngoasheng says being made aware of past and present injustices is often painful and can feel like trauma, but must be seen in the context of the pain and hurt inflicted daily.During the introduction of what was meant to be a weeklong workshop, which teachers were not allowed to attend, parents allege children were told they would initially have a two-and-a-half-hour training session followed by another four hours, which represented 400 years of slavery.
Fish Hoek resident Cliff Smith said the problem is that the workshop “wasn't a reconciliation workshop”.
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