Parents and guardians are worried their own shortcomings in home schooling will be shown up when schools reopen partially from next week.
Kunene says that she can’t help her siblings with all their work because it’s been more than five years since she matriculated and some of the concepts are foreign to her.
“I can’t read well or write well. I stopped schooling in standard 5, back in the day, because there was not enough money to take me and my siblings to school. I wish I could help them,” he said.“It has been years since the government said it will address access to water and sanitation in the Eastern Cape but they haven’t. They say now they are going to fix it. Until I see it for myself, my kids will stay at home until Christmas if need be,” he said.
On social media, some South Africans expressed concerns over health and safety at schools while others wondered how to keep their children learning through the staggered return to classes — and an expected phased return to work.
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