A commonly used quote in education is from Nelson Mandela : "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Few presentations on education do not contain this quote at some point or another. Because of a general believe in the transformative power of education, it is the largest item on the national budget of South Africa. Many corporations are deeply involved in education as part...

University of the Free State rector Jonathan Jansen is known as being antagonistic towards home education. Click here for an article of his previous attack on home education where the following statement was made : “Dit is die hoëronderwys-weergawe van tuisonderrig, waar jong mense in ’n eng, bevooroordeelde, “Nederduitse Gereformeerde” denkwyse geïndoktrineer kan word, presies hoe Suid-Afrika in die eerste plek veral sedert die 1940’s in die moeilikheid beland het.” In a...