{"product_id":"9781776196104","title":"Worth the Fight","description":"\u003cp\u003eJonathan Jansen goes back to school: to the Cape Flats high school next door to where he grew up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter learning that the school got the worst matric results in the Western Cape in 2023, Jansen signed up to help out. He spent two years in the principal’s office, teaching Grade 10 Physical Science and getting to the bottom of extreme pressures bearing down on teachers and pupils, for whom it was impossible to leave the trauma of broken families and violent crime at the school gate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his characteristic warmth and insight, Jansen takes readers inside chaotic classrooms as he works alongside teachers to reverse years of decline. He exposes the complex web of low expectations, dysfunctional organisational culture and bureaucratic interference that keeps underperforming schools trapped in failure while setting in motion practical shifts that spark real change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part case study and part call to action, this is essential reading for parents, educators, policy makers and anyone who cares about the future of South Africa’s children. Clear-eyed and hopeful,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorth the Fight\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis about what it takes to turn a working-class school — and the South African education system — around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Jonathan+Jansen\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eJonathan Jansen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Jansen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47968125255843,"sku":"9781776196104","price":320.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/9781776196104.jpg?v=1786293534","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781776196104","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}