“Does hard work really pay?” That was one of the questions asked by one of them, who had been a consistent top performer and hard worker. “Then hard work is a very unfair employer,” the boy retorted with a pained expression. We believe that hard work brings wealth. However, we have become a nation that does not celebrate genuine hard work. If an education system is not based on principles and values, our children cannot trust hard work as a value; hard work becomes an unfair employer!

Source: Daily Nation April 25, 2021 07:18 UTC