One of the contributing factors that demotivate teachers to teach properly is a lack of resources, such as textbooks.

This was the view of Swakopmund Mayor Dina Namubes during a debate on the current school curriculum that she hosted in the town.

Namubes hopes that this debate will help improve education results for 2023 at Swakopmund.

"We hope that this message that comes out for this room will really help our future generation and our future leaders."

According to the founder of Tutorific Extra Classes, Elovino Bezuidenhoudt, there is nothing wrong with the new school curriculum.

However, he says the problem lies with its implementation.
 
"The curriculum isn't a problem for me, you understand, and motivation among peers and teachers is very important. We lack motivation if we can just hold hands. We can help ourselves if we stand together if you help me and I help you. That's what we need to do in order to uplift the community."

Louisa Kativa, Swakopmund Constituency Councillor, added that "from the ministry to the principal, we are not here to blame anyone, but we are here to say that the curriculum provided to the schools should be implemented correctly so that we can produce fruitful children from those schools. We don't want kids to fail, and there are no parents who feel like they will send their kids to fail."

A grade 11 learner at the Namib high school, Jedidiah Kamatoto, says some pupils are performing poorly, a situation blamed on a lack of motivation and parental support.

"Work hard, but make room for life. The greatest aspect, or the greatest skill, that you can have as a learner is the ability to balance. You need to be able to find the point of equilibrium for everything that you do in your life. Don't let partying and being with friends take over your education."