We need to rediscover the ethical and human dimensions of learning, yet schools are becoming less focused on balance, with the child in the centre, and are taking a more market-based approach.
Deciphering the patterns of the tea leaves in the education cup is difficult. The once relatively stable economy is more unstable than ever and even the good infrastructure in some schools is deteriorating. There are still high-level skills needs and shortages, and unemployment among 18- to 30-year-olds is alarmingly high.
The suspension of face-to-face teaching in schools during the first part of the Covid-19 pandemic still has a significant impact on students’ learning. So far, data in the Netherlands, for example, doesn’t look good considering it only had an eight-week lockdown. In South Africa, we lost 1.3 years of learning, and new assessments show that children in Grade 4 in 2021 knew less than children in Grade 3 in 2018.
The shift in responsibility of early childhood education to the Department of Basic Education will hopefully provide more support in this sector. Home schooling will also be more closely scrutinised, and regulations about corporal punishment and initiation practices will be strengthened.
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