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Comment on the Transformation of Education In South Africa By: Cde Senzo Dlamini Education I commend that the delegates in Polokwane last year took a decision that the ANC should take education as the priority in as far as social transformation is concerned. I want to register my views in relation to the transformation of education in South Africa. I think we should eliminate the FET sector. All the FET resources should be taken to the high schools and grade 10 to 12 be treated as FET on formal note. I mean that from grade 10 a learner should choose his or her stream, be thought theory and pursue practicals at that level in order to produce matriculates who are better skilled and have the ability to do the work to contribute in our economy. The matric certificates should be accompanied by the statement which reflects the skills obtained from the respective stream that the learner chosen. This type of education will produce matriculates who are ready to be enrolled in the first level of academic discipline if the learner likes to pursue education in higher institutions (Universities); which will eliminate the bridging courses that waste money and time unnecessary for us. With regard to grade R to 9 there should be homogenous content under the outcome based education in order to involve parent to have contributions in the education of their own children. It is my concern that the government should make all the necessary recourses available in schools in order to teach learners better (theory & technically) and allow the learner to shape his or her career path at an early stage. This setup will also assist the programme of learnerships and internships to develop the skills of our youth. In the higher education there should be one content which is similar in all institutions with one tuition fees. I am saying this because there has never been a solid justification why the Law Degree is costing 38 000 in Wits and 21 000 in Zululand (just making an example). This set up should be discontinued we need one content and one funding formula in institutions. The Department of Education should pay Educators a better salary in order to maintain them and keep them motivated to produce knowledge and develop the skills of students. The access to this education shall be opened to all, not be based on the ability to pay; it shall be free. This education shall also be underpinned by the democratic principles of freedom, transparency, accountability, representative, and so on. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
