THE revelations by a Lusaka-based dedicated teacher about the overstaffing of secondary schools in the district raises a worrying issue that exposes flaws in the manner in which our Ministry of Education manages the Teaching Service Commission and how the Commission manages the recruitment and deployment process of teachers. This concern, while expressed by a single teacher, is likely just the tip of the iceberg. If we dig deeper, we might find that the situation is even worse than it appears. How do we justify a scenario where secondary school teachers draw full salaries while teaching less than ten hours in an entire month? How does it make sense that some teachers in Lusaka are only required to show up...