New matric another failure?
by
2009-01-07 10:26
Dear Editor,
The DA is crying foul and would like the matric results be thoroughly investigated.
I was in the Eastern Cape over the holidays and found myself in the midst of teachers when the matric results came out and I asked those present about what their views are on OBE and on the current state of affairs as pertaining to the Eastern Cape division.
One teacher acknowledge that OBE has its good points but that the error might be with how it was presented to the teachers, as some of the teachers spent three years in colleges of education receiving training and guidance whereas with the introduction of OBE they were sent to workshops that ran for less than a few months or weeks.
One teacher told me that they have now changed from the Revised National Curriculum Statement (RNSC) to the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) which she mentioned added to the confusion even more, and them being in the Eastern Cape meant limited resources: inadequate teaching classes, educational material and for some reason a lot of teachers are still on temporary contracts.
One of the teachers also mentioned that under OBE kids are not allowed to fail two times and need to be upgraded or passed should they have difficulties (if kids are upgraded when they had not reached the pass mark on their own that surely means that they did not pass), and that students are encouraged to study at their own pace and teachers are not allowed to force them to work harder.
The more I listened to the teachers the more concerned I became about the state of the education our children are receiving and the more I was confused as to exactly what is being taught in schools.
Maybe someone can better explain what OBE is and how it's meant to be implemented?
Nomveliso kaMbanga kaNguta,
Cape Town
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