South African schools are home to many faiths and all of them must be respected, writes Edwin Naidu Thou shalt not use public schools to preach about any particular faith, but rather about respect and the need for celebrating South Africa’s diversity as a nation. This was Deputy Minister of Education Mosibudi Mangena’s message to […]
YOUR GUIDE TO INVESTING IN EDUCATION Annually an estimated R2-billion is pumped into education and corporate social responsibility projects aimed at making a difference in society. The investment in education from corporations throughout South Africa and parts of the world is starting to make a difference in the lives of learners and educators. The lives […]
Students of today must become the educators of tomorrow if the teaching profession is to thrive again, writes Edwin Naidu Thousands of vacancies! Hard-working individuals, with a friendly personality and a passion for teaching, urgently required. Excellent working hours and generous leave benefits, plus the opportunity to work with and shape the intellectuals of tomorrow. […]
Edwin Naidu reports on trends in student enrolments for teacher training Registration is underway for the 2001 tertiary year but what lies in store for South Africa’s tertiary system? On the cards is massive change geared towards creating a coherent, seamless higher education sector. However, the proposed revamp put forward by the Council on Higher […]
On the surface, the matrics class of 2000 failed to disappoint when compared to the downward trend of recent years. However, beyond the results razzmatazz is the reality that at least another 500 000 adults have been unleashed into the real world, away from the innocent confines of the – sometimes carefree — classroom. Of […]
Edwin Naidu describes how the colleges will now become part of universities and technikons Teacher training is set for major change when 25 colleges of education are incorporated into the tertiary system later this month. The changes, aimed at streamlining teacher-training and bringing it under the higher education umbrella, come amid concern over dwindling student […]
If history is the future of our past, one wonders how the textbooks of tomorrow will reflect the government and politics of 2001. Who will write our history? Who will claim ownership of it? Too many questions, the answers to which will become available only to our children. The learners of tomorrow will get the […]
Six years after apartheid was officially laid to rest – at least in the statute books – the country’s class of 2000 matriculants have finally showed some signs of progress. Boasting a pass rate that had gone up by 9%, Minister of Education Kader Asmal was pleased at the 57,9%, success rate compared to 48,9% […]
The Child Rights Media Code aims to make the shapers of public opinion more responsible for the powerful images they present to children, writes Edwin Naidu Would you allow your child to listen to Eminem, the foul-mouthed rapper who sings about performing disgusting acts with his mother and his girlfriend? The answer is as irrelevant […]
Playing with friends, reading, doing homework and performing community service may rank among the responses, but the most accurate answer is that they’re probably watching television. The lure of the box occupies many young minds, but how much of what they’re viewing is worthwhile? A recent global study on children and media violence by Unesco […]