I have a saying that states " You won't start doing something right if you don't know where you going wrong." What's wrong ? Well recently the Zuma administration in their bid to move towards a more progressive Goverment which focusses on the people have highlighted areas that needs attention.
Within the spheres of Education we have to improve literacy and numeracy skills drastically if we wish to advance as a nation. Learners entering tertiary institutions sometimes lack the basic skills of comprehension and find the going hard. Now I can say we know where we going wrong but how do we get it right. The introduction of Foundations For Learning is having sporadic success but then again we can argue that it is better to try and fail than not to try at all. Optimistically, we can learn from our mistakes.
How quickly we learn still remains the question ? This is where I would like to mention that a cure exist in the use of ICT as a tool to improve learning. Like with any tool , it is only as good as the user and the frequency of use. ICT can link S.A teachers up with educators overseas, it can be used as a media tool in classrooms and the valuable teaching resources is always a plus.
Maybe you may have varying views with regard to the use of technology. I look forward to reading them.
