South
African president, Jacob Zuma has urged parents to spend more time with their
children by reading to them to improve literacy in the country.
'I call upon all parents
who are able to do so‚ to read to their children and to also encourage them to
read. Let us not allow television to take away the time of our children to
read.'
The
president who is pleased with the progress the education sector has achieved so
far in curbing illiteracy, also pleaded with parents to monitor the time their
children spend in watching television.
'Parents should control
the time spent by children watching television‚ so that it does not affect
their school work. We must do more to improve learner outcomes in mathematics‚
physical science‚ accounting and languages.
'More children must be
encouraged to take these subjects‚ and more teachers must be trained to teach
these subjects. The Basic Education Department is working on these matters.'
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