SOUTH AFRICAN EDUCATION IN REVERSE GEAR June 3, 2008
Posted by frostygirl in Education.trackback
I had an enlightening and frank chat with two black female teachers today and I was shocked at what they told me about our education system in the section 21 schools in South Africa.
The one was a primary school teacher and the other a secondary school teacher. They both advised that the new curriculum was not working and that most learners in these schools cannot read or write, even Grade 12 learners! The teachers are told that they may not hold under performing children back at the end of each year, they had to move on to the next grade!
The teachers for Grade 12 learners are now told that they must allow the children to take oral examinations for their matric exams. The teacher must read the questions to the students and must then write the answers the students give them down for each student wishing to take an oral exam. Poor overworked teachers how are they expected to cope with all of this!
It is sad to hear the comment one of the teachers made, she said: “Our government do not care about their people and they do not care that the leaders of tomorrow will not be able to read or write!”
What an indictment on our education system, just think of all the money spent on education and because of the system of education only a small percentage of our black learners pass well and and go on to college or university.
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