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Parents urged to supplement teachers` efforts in boosting schools` academic excellence
2007-11-26 09:52:03
By David Mambo
Parents have been urged to support teachers in helping their children succeed academically.
Speaking to parents on `Fun Day` at Bright Hope School in Dar es Salaam at the weekend, Kinondoni municipal mayor Salum Londa said parents had a crucial role to play in their children`s school performance.
`In order to have a prosperous country with a stable economy the nation needs to have a literate population.
That`s why the Dar es Salaam City authorities have come up with the project to contribute to the constructiof more than 822 secondary school classrooms by January, next year,` he added
He urged members of the public to always strive to improve their educational standards.
On her part, the director of Bright Hope School, Anna Pallangyo, urged parents to make a daily check-up of their children`s performance if they expect them to do well in class.
She said both teachers and parents had to understand their children`s weaknesses if they wanted them to succeed.
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