Extending schools days and changing the ECD sector is among a few suggestion a Gauteng teacher has to fixing the country’s broken education system.
He adds that data is expensive, and while platforms like Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams may be free to access, they still use data – and a lot of it when sharing videos.
“I challenge the network operators and internet service providers, who literally, have the power at their fingertips to open all the educational possibilities of the online world to help our township children overcome the obstacles placed in their path by zero-rating education websites, and even platforms like YouTube, where so much content lives,” he said.
Another suggestion was for schools days to be extended from 8am to 4pm each day, including a strong after school programme that offers food and transport. In addition, schools’ curricula to be expanded into more vocational subjects, as well as the arts, to ensure that there are learning options for children with different talents and interests.
The Master’s Degree in education holder suggested that changes be made in the Early Child Development sector as well so that learners are given a solid foundation. “We need to make sure that we have quality teaching in response to clear goals, including learning English. While mother tongue instruction is a wonderful idea, our children hit a major bump in the road when they get to Grade 4. Up to that point, they’ve been learning everything in their mother tongue, but suddenly they must re-learn it in a new language – while learning the language from scratch. It’s a recipe for disaster,” he said.
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