Anonymous

From an old acquaintance* with benefits

Three pupils from two different schools discuss the major differences between being a pupil in Jo’burg’s inner city and one in the Northern suburbs.

An illuminating discussion between two pupils demonstrates that affluent and less well-off schools offer very different experiences.

It could have been the ketamine but, as Anonymous writes, he was won over after an extraordinary vision.

The basic education minister should give pupils textbooks and technology, but in reality there’s still a lack of these critical education aids.

Pupils are sometimes pressured by peers to not use protection when sexually active, or even pressurise others to fall pregnant, writes one pupil.

Shortages, unqualified teachers and those giving lessons in areas they don’t like are adding to education problems, writes one pupil.

Government workers and big business should face higher taxes so there is more money for scholar transport, an Eastern Cape pupil says.

Tax government workers and big business more so there is more money for scholar transport, an Eastern Cape pupil says.

Corporal punishment may be illegal, but pupils are subjected to it anyway – leading them to feel ashamed to go to school. One pupil tells their story.

Government intervention is necessary to ensure that all children do not study on hungry stomachs because they are tired and drained.

The school environment should be a place where teenagers feel safe and happy, but for many young lesbians it can be a living hell.

A pupil from an inner city school in Johannesburg speaks about pupils who smoke weed and see it as a mechanism to influence their popularity.

Two pupils from an inner-city school in Johannesburg tell how bullies use weapons to instil fear in pupils and certain teachers.

Two anonymous testimonies of drug users – one good experience, one bad.