Lungisa is appealing for the teachers to de-unionise because its a step in the right direction in reviving the dysfunctional education system in our country.

What puzzles me is that he is not saying that "If education is de-unionised how is our education going to improve?"

Sadtu general secretary Mugwene Maluleke was correct in saying "The calls to de-unionise education are based on sentiment rather than research". Maluleke's sentiments are also shared by the "Teachers Upfront" series of dialogues.

A collaboration involving Wits University's school of education, the University of Johannesburg's faculty of education, the education NGO Bridge and Mail&Guardian, found that education is everybody's responsibility. It says in part: "Blaming and shaming South Africa's school teachers will do nothing to heal the country's dysfunctional education system."

So based on that, I don't think Lungisa's call can be taken seriously as one of the solutions to our so-called dysfunctional education system.

Kedibone Sekhwela, Mbombela