YOUNG OBSERVER | Surviving Janu-Worry – Windhoek Observer

YOUNG OBSERVER | The January question at the school gate – Windhoek Observer

January has a way of arriving with promise but also stress. On the one hand you have new exercise books, freshly ironed uniforms, and careful plans made at the end of the previous year. On the other hand, you have uncertainty regarding placement in a decent school for children. For many families, the start of the school year is meant to signal continuity and the reassuring return of routine; however, every January, that reassurance fractures. Ac…