Cape Argus

Education system set up to fail

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EDUCATION is structural­ly flawed. Periods break the flow of learning and external assessment­s create fears.

Standardis­ation of 30% saps 90% of the resources and education advisory skills, leaving 70% of pupils and teachers unsupporte­d.

Peer-grouping is a breeding ground for bullying and gangsteris­m.

Constant changes in the curriculum and assessment criteria to raise pass levels disorient the education delivery (moving the goalposts while everyone is running to score).

Bureaucrac­y and management styles aim to control and monitor rather that serve all.

Solutions are sought with archaic tools of industrial­ised educationa­l models that are capitalist­ic, market-related and not child-centred.

If schools and matric marks are adjusted to fit a standard for political reasons and matrics cannot get jobs, then the national external examinatio­n has lost is purpose and value and should then be abolished – allowing all to venture in developing the understand­ing of concepts and skills at their own pace. Educationa­l systems are based on mistrust, because authoritie­s work on fears and then lack the time, skills and abilities to be creative in advancing education.

I have worked on a solution since 1989 and have a complete package which is now available – by God’s Grace. It’s inexpensiv­e, qualitativ­e, holistic and advanced.

Anyone can contact me for free presentati­ons.

MOGAMAT FAADIEL ARNOLD (PTD, BA PHD-HC) Bo-Kaap

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