The Grade 1 reading book that is angering moms everywhere
Moms everywhere are outraged by this Grade 1 government-issued book.
When sending your children to school you assume that they will receive the best education, free of bias, stereotypes and generalisations.
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This doesn't seem to be the case with a book that was recently distributed in some of the South African government schools. Jane Linley-Thomas from our sister station East Coast Radio received an email from a very angry parent.
Her child had received a book that contained themes that she was not comfortable with. The words used painted a very judgmental and old school perspective of the roles that mom and dad play in the home.
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These are the images that accompanied the email.
Have you seen your child with this textbook? Is this the messages you want your child to learn at school?