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/ 7 May 2005

School Daze – Follow your heart

Eastern Mosaic presenter Candice Moodley recalls her convent school days Where did you go to school and study? I attended Parktown Convent until grade two and McCauley House Convent from standard one until matric. I have a BA LLB degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. Who was your favourite teacher? My favourite teacher was […]

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/ 7 May 2005

A Day in My Life – He who laughs last

Mzie Peter Ngcume recalls an incident which turned horribly smelly One of the educators at our school in Khayelitsha was a funny little fellow. He was short, clean-shaven and walked with a slight limp. He had a peculiar nose, which was hooked a little to the side and would twitch from side to side. He […]

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/ 7 May 2005

Career File – Computer studies lecturer

Name: Sheryl Ming Occupation: .Computer studies lecturer Describe a typical workday. The day starts by replying to e-mails and meeting with staff members to obtain specifications for the website being designed. How do you start your day at work? A quick cup of tea and a chat with colleagues helps to get the day going. […]

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/ 7 May 2005

Helping the undecided

Thousands of matriculants will spend a nail-biting festive season awaiting their results and deciding what to study next year. Planning for a career may seem a daunting rask, but it need not be according to Damelin’s Alison Blair. “As a service to the community we offer a test called the Meyers Briggs Test Indicator (MBTI) […]

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/ 7 May 2005

Not even half pass matric

A lower matric pass rate disappoints many, but Minister Kader Asmal remains upbeat JULIA GREY reports WHILE education departments can boast of an almost glitch-free examination process, the national results of the matric exam are hardly cause for celebration. Once again, only one out of every two candidates passed the matric exam. The national average […]

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/ 7 May 2005

‘Interfering’ policy widely criticised

Home schoolers threaten not to register because of government’s ‘unreasonable’ policy JULIA GREY reports HOME schoolers throughout the country are enraged by the new national policy for home education, gazetted in November last year. Hans Visser, a professor of the law of education at the University of Pretoria, describes the new policy as ”more or […]

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/ 7 May 2005

Maseko headhunted

Gauteng’s superintendent-general James Maseko leaves the Department of Education to pursue a career in the private sector. JULIA GREY reports THE resignation of superintendent-general James Maseko from the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) this month is as a result of his being ”poached” by corporate headhunters. So says departmental representative Rudy Matjokana, who says Maseko […]

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/ 7 May 2005

Curriculum 2005 under review

Minister of Education Kader Asmal called a meeting of education officials and experts last weekend, fuelling speculation that Curriculum 2005 may be scrapped. JULIA GREY reports A MEETING convened by Minister of Education Kader Asmal last weekend is fuelling speculation about the future of Curriculum 2005. A range of stakeholders, including education MECs and curriculum […]

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/ 7 May 2005

Curriculum 2005 to go ahead?

ALTHOUGH Curriculum 2005 is being scrutinized by an independent review team, millions of government money is set to be spent on new materials for piloting grades four and eight, which are to be phased in next year. Many are asking why Minister of education Kader Asmal is pushing ahead with the implementation of the additional […]

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/ 7 May 2005

A cart they call home

The nomadic lifestyle of the Northern Cape’s karretjie mense makes getting an education almost impossible. By LEE SCHOLTZ and JULIA GREY AN education is as rare as an income for the karretjie mense [cart people], the Northern Cape’s Third World gypsies whose nomadic way of life makes schooling almost impossible. Constantly on the move with […]