When visiting the Hector Pieterson Museum, which explains the history of the Soweto Student Uprisings in 1976, and walking the trail the Black students walked protesting Afrikaans in their schools, I learned about the importance of education, especially in how it affects the success of students. To elaborate, the Afrikaans Medium Decree passed in 1974 mandated that all students in Black schools in White areas were to be taught their school subjects in English and Afrikaans (50-50 basis). While science and practical subjects would be taught in English, Science, Arithmetic, and Mathematics would be taught in Afrikaans (Boddy-Evans). As I read in the museum, this was an outrage to the teachers and the students, as many of the teachers did not speak Afrikaans, and the students could not understand Afrikaans. This change, as a result, caused many Black students to fail their matric exams, preventing them from graduating, and therefore hindering their success. This, in effect, was the main motivator in the Soweto Student Uprisings and demonstrates how important education policy is, especially when it affects the future of students.