Relying on the damning recent literacy reports, which compare South Africa to rich countries, makes for an overly pessimistic assessment, writes Mary Metcalf.
Relying on the damning results recent literacy reports, which compare South Africa to rich countries, makes for an overly pessimistic assessmentThe conclusion that our pupils are the “worst in the world” and “cannot read with comprehension” cannot be sustained from a closer look at the assessment of the PIRLS 2021 report...From World War 1 to present-day cosmopolitan South Africa and beyond, the Sunday Times has been a pillar in covering the stories that matter to you.
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