Education Challenges

Kristen and I have both become increasingly concerned and passionate about improving the education system in Cape Town. We see that UCT is consistently rated the best university in Africa [link], however it still suffers from a high failure rate - a reality haunting most students [link].

source: http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2012/02/06/students-fail-to-cope-at-varsities

What is the problem? What is the cause? Dr. Max Price, the current vice chancellor of UCT, has even "introduced a controversial new entrance scheme", but even he admits that the system is not perfect [read more...]

source: http://www.uct.ac.za/usr/news/2010/open_max_price.jpg

So if the best university in Africa suffers from high failure rates, and continues to struggle with an imperfect system, what chance does every other university in South Africa have? What about the rest of Africa?