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Dewey’s Deadly Doctrines: A Review of the Public School System

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–– Gideon Mpeni

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As one walks through the corridors of our public schools, runs through the sports fields, and then enters into the chambers that have cabinets full of trophies and memories of the achievements, you would be stunned and left with a sense of awe and wonder by the heroic records that have stood for years, achieved by those who lived in times past. But behind this veneer of successes on the sports fields is the corruption and destruction that can be likened to that of termites which are internally damaging the trusses of a once-magnificent building. The owners are busy painting them but soon the structure will fall as the trusses cannot withstand the wind, the storms, and the weight of the tiles. An education system’s relevance lies in its Curriculum, and no curriculum is atheological, or neutral. 

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Can Education Be Neutral? An Argument for Christian Schools

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–– Paul Schlehlein

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Satan has always tried to wrest the role of education from parents and place it into the hands of the State. In a 1933 speech, Adolph Hitler said: “When an opponent declares, ‘I will not come over to your side,’ I calmly say, ‘Your child belongs to us already.’”

Recently South African political leader Julius Malema encouraged a gathering of low-income men and women to bear more children. If you can’t afford them, he said, there’s nothing to worry about. That’s why government exists. He promised his political party would take care of their children by doubling the child-support grants.

When it comes to Africa’s educational problems, the solution is not more government intervention but less, and not less Christian influence but more. 

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The Battle for Bible-Based Education

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–– Gideon Mpeni

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Parental authority in training and bringing up their children has faced attacks in most parts of the Western world, yet we are now beginning to see this tidal wave on the family hitting the shores of Africa. The recent developments in Sub-Saharan Africa, rise from the famously named ‘mother city’, Cape Town, South Africa. 

On the 26th of September, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education in the South African Parliament  adopted the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill, otherwise known as the BELA Bill, in which parents can face 12-month jail sentences if their children of school age are not enrolled. This bill also introduces a ban on corporal punishment. These are not mere attempts to cater for the well-being of the children but rather rules aimed at controlling the parents and stripping them of their God-given responsibilities.

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TARIF: Why Nations Should Educate Their Women

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The Africa Review in Five highlights African current affairs from a Christian perspective. Listen and subscribe through Youtube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.

Today is Friday, September 8th, A.D. 2023. This is The Africa Review in Five, written by Paul Schlehlein and presented by Yamikani Katunga.

Why Nations Should Educate Their Women

Literacy rates and per capita Gross Domestic Profit go hand in hand. In general, the more a country can read and write, the higher income that nation will earn. 

For example, according to World in Data 2018 statistics, Italy has a high GDP of over $42,000 per year and an equally high literacy rate of over 99%. Meanwhile, Afghanistan has a very low GDP of $1,500 per year and an equally low literacy rate of 37%. 

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