LET THE FERAL STUDENTS DROP OUT

Teachers and students afraid to speak against the ferals.

The Government policy in keeping all students in high school is really a step backwards. There are students who have no intention of learning. 

Indeed many have reached high school these days and do not speak, understand or write English. They have managed to sit in huge classes and be hidden in the crowd.

Government has kept them in school in the false hope that somehow learning will seep through their skin. This is a problem in rural high schools where students have been dumped by their village parents. Let the schools look after them.

They have no interest in school work. Their key interest is the food they eat in the mess. They leave the school after dark and prowl around the villages. They smoke marijuana and drink homebrew. They demand money from other students with threats.

Bumayong and Dregerhafen High Schools have large numbers of feral students. They can not be domesticated just like feral dogs.

In the days when there was a cut-off at Grade 6, many feral students left the education system. Then the level was lifted to grade 8. These grades were not inspiring settings for teachers. 

Many such students did not speak probably because they were illiterate. They copied summaries from the black board but may have had no idea of what the writing meant. If asked a question, they put their heads down and would not / could not answer. They were able to complete objective question exams as they could guess the response.

Most important of all, they put a complete damper on the class. Brighter students were intimidated into silence for fear of punishment out of class by the gang of class ferals.

A few years ago, teachers of grade 9 were relieved that all the grade 8 ferals were gone. There was a breath of fresh air in class. Brighter students brightened up and spoke for the first time. There was the opportunity for more class room interaction.

With all students going on to higher grades, the ferals have stayed to put a damper on the higher grades. The standard and morale of teachers and students has dropped. Ferals will support the school cult, drink, smoke and intimidate students.

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