Free/Opinion: "Our School Produces Useless Graduates, It's Time to Address the Issue"

The youth unemployment rate in Mauritius exceeds 19%. A large portion of these young people hold a diploma. If the education system were fulfilling its purpose, this figure would be an anomaly. In reality, it is a symptom.

Since independence, our educational system has operated on a logic inherited from the colonial period: memorizing, reciting, and being assessed on one's ability to reproduce what others have previously thought. This model may have been relevant...