We're not sure what the protocol is for writing a blog about a blog but that's the subject of this posting. Alex Twinomugisha and Esther Wachira from GeSCI wrote a blog for The Africa Report this week on the heated issue of African Teachers and remuneration. Of course the authors are too well versed on the subject matter to suggest that pay is the only gripe teachers in Africa have with the education system they are a a part of. The authors are quick to point out that the changing status of the teacher in a rapidly evolving society, and the provision of a skill set that does not meet the needs of today's learners, are some of the other glaring problems in an ailing system. It's fair to say that all other problems set aside, it can hardly be argued that paying a teacher who earns between $50 and $100 a month, a little more is a bad idea, especially when you consider that a teacher's income stimulates the local economy. After all, Alex and Esther ask, what politician, lawyer or doctor would work for $50 a month? Read the full blog posting here theafricareport.com/Blog/index.php