I wish I could say that things here in South Africa were different, but as I read your blog, I felt as though I was reading about my own country. We have schools that have no text books, no libraries, no educational equipment, no computer facilities, no sport facilities – they are basically a shell and when these schools do not perform the government immediately blames the teachers and principals. Never mind that the children have had to walk up to 15km to get there, or that they have come to school with no food in their tummies…these schools lack basic support from the government and yet they are held accountable for non-performance. Every year when the Matric results are released I wait for the onslaught from government…it makes my blood boil.