| 3rd degree on ETV last night gave us viewers a | | | | that was highly rated in my day, King Edwards High |
| rather disturbing insight into the violent activities at | | | | School. There was another kid who was stabbed |
| schools in Gauteng. This was very difficult for me to | | | | twice in the stomach, a kid who lost an eye when a |
| absorb. | | | | girl broke a bottle over his head and stabbed him in |
| I went to school in the 70"s and completed high | | | | the eye at Ferndale High School. The child has lost his |
| school in 1980. All I remember about school was | | | | eye forever! |
| playing soccer all the time. We used to get to school | | | | My wife and I have faced a lot of opposition to our |
| at 06h30 and play soccer until 07H55. Our blazers | | | | home schooling. After last night we wonder why so |
| were wet from the dew because we used them as | | | | many parents are being like ostriches? Do they not |
| goal posts. Our socks were wet because we could | | | | read the newspapers, or do they have no problem |
| not play with shoes on as we would slide all over the | | | | solving skills? Earning money from a job is important, |
| wet field. But we had fun! We had imaginary matches | | | | but all the money in the world is not worth what |
| Leeds United versus Liverpool and all other teams | | | | happened to these kids on this programme. |
| that were supported by the kids playing at the time. | | | | At the time of writing this article there is a debate |
| If there was a fight those days, two kids would hit | | | | about whether religion should be kept out of schools |
| each other with fists, we didn't have broken bottles, | | | | on a well known business and social networking site. |
| knives or guns and only a small crowd of spectators | | | | Well I know in my day we had religion at school. I |
| would watch. There would be 2-3 punches and it | | | | think a healthy fear of a "wrathful" God at that stage |
| would be over. The next day the kids would shake | | | | of your life does no harm; it may in fact prevent the |
| hands and move on with their lives. | | | | wrath of these vicious kids that roam our schools |
| Last night I saw case studies of kid who was | | | | and inflict severe pain and harm on our innocent |
| stabbed to death at a party. He came from a school | | | | children. |