Untrained teachers to blame for poor results

TOO many children slip through the cracks because of poorly trained teachers.

This was the message of Basic Education Deputy Minister Becky Ndjoze-Ojo at the National Principals’ Conference held in Walvis Bay last week. “The success of our children is a testimony to many excellent teachers, principals and administrators,” she added.Headmasters from as far as Katima Mulilo and Oranjemund attended this, the first conference of its kind in Namibia, to share experiences of success and pitfalls.Topics discussed included curriculum development, educational management and leadership.Ndjoze-Ojo stressed the need to link the Namibian education system with the workplace.”We need to prepare our children for the work environment,” she said, adding that there is much room for improvement in the education system despite progress made in the past,” she said.”The success of our children is a testimony to many excellent teachers, principals and administrators,” she added.Headmasters from as far as Katima Mulilo and Oranjemund attended this, the first conference of its kind in Namibia, to share experiences of success and pitfalls.Topics discussed included curriculum development, educational management and leadership.Ndjoze-Ojo stressed the need to link the Namibian education system with the workplace.”We need to prepare our children for the work environment,” she said, adding that there is much room for improvement in the education system despite progress made in the past,” she said.