Social Network Helps Students Pass Exams Despite Teacher's Strike

Exams are a lip-biting, head-pounding experience for any student, but imagine you had to write an exam in the middle of a teacher strike with only half of the course material under your belt. Talk about stress. Students in South Africa were facing this situation when a think-tank, a social network and a large group of volunteers came to the rescue in an innovative implementation of social networking in the school system. Details and implications of this move are discussed below the jump.