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One of the critical issues the policy may be aiming to address may the rate at which children are indifferently denied childhood. Children in the past few decades are bundled into school shortly after coming out of their mothers’ wombs. No time to be children again. They are often not even allowed to develop cognitively before they are burdened with school works to keep them busy, so that they may not disturb their equally “busy” parents.
The foundation of many of these children who are thrust into the care of many “accidental” teachers , with little or no interest in knowledge impartation and capacity development of the youngsters fostered on them, is a factor we dare not neglect at all. At the minimum, a policy as fundamental as this should be given at least three years from the date of announcement before full commencement. The reasons for this are not farfetched.
There have been over time some universities that will not admit students that are less than 16 years. If we are not going to pretend that the immaturity of some of our newly-churned out graduates is of grave concern, then the policy may be regarded as long overdue. It will be humbling for the government to take another look at the timeline and possibly re-engage the stakeholders to find a common ground for the transition and full implementation.
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