I so agree It is unecessary
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 6:33 AM, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected]>wrote: > > [image: The Times] > > > *Young Communist League in matric plea * > ** ** > ** ** > *Amukelani Chauke and Retha Grobbelaar, The Times, Johannesburg, 26 > September, 2011* > ** ** > Young Communist League secretary Buti Manamela has called on the government > to stop publishing matric results in newspapers because, he says, it > contributes to the high suicide rate among teenagers.**** > ** ** > Manamela said in Johannesburg yesterday that the league will propose to the > departments of basic and of higher education that the publication of matric > results in newspapers be scrapped to spare pupils who fail "embarrassment" > and "humiliation".**** > ** ** > "Why must we embarrass millions or thousands of young people who write > their Grade 12 examinations? They become a laughing stock of the entire > township," Manamela said.**** > ** ** > "There are serious cases wherein young people commit suicide because they > were not in the newspapers, and then later on they find out that they > actually passed.**** > ** ** > "We are also worried that the benchmark of passing or failing in life is > determined by Grade 12, and it is quite a cause for concern whether you > regard it as having made it in life or not, and that pushes young people to > the brink of suicide, [with] no alternative, and [they] pursue drugs, > prostitution and all sorts of things," Manamela said.**** > ** ** > Last week, The Times reported that 96 pupils had committed suicide since > the beginning of the year in Eastern Cape. The provincial education > department said the deaths were caused by a combination of factors, > including domestic violence, bullying at schools, peer pressure, poverty and > the high prevalence of HIV and Aids.**** > ** ** > "I can say this from personal experience: I was not in the newspaper > because there were results that were pending," Manamela said.**** > ** ** > "But, because there was a supportive environment and because some of my > friends had really failed, we all supported each other, only to realise when > I went to get my matric results that I had really passed.**** > ** ** > "Maybe one of the things that may have to be looked at when indeed the > results have to be published is to publish the identity number or the > student number of that student," he said.**** > ** ** > Basic Education spokesman Panyaza Lesufi said the department would be > willing to meet the Young Communist League to discuss the idea.**** > ** ** > "We are open-minded about any suggestion that enhances education. Let's > hear their arguments before we express views," he said.**** > ** ** > Professor Kobus Maree, an educational psychologist at the University of > Pretoria, agreed with Manamela, saying the Basic Education Department should > publish results by exam number to protect pupils.**** > ** ** > "Results are a private matter. It has nothing to do with anyone else. Who > gives the education departments the right to publish results using the names > of pupils?"**** > ** ** > Manamela said that the Young Communist League would host a jobs-for-youth > summit next month to discuss plans and ideas to suggest to the government to > address the high unemployment rate among young people. > > ** ** > *From: > http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2011/09/26/young-communist-league-in-matric-plea > * > * * > * * > * * > > -- > You are subscribed. This footer can help you. > Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to > this message. > You can visit the group WEB SITE at > http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery > options, pages, files and membership. > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected]. > You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to > put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to > this address (repeat): [email protected] . > -- Gugu Ndima +27 76 783 1516 -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
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