Article: Apartheid will continue with current education system: Vavi

[Mila]

excuse me, but huh?

old pc's used to go all yellowy. Household appliances as well. Maybe it was because everybody smoked..

 

[grok]

Someone should tell Vavi that apartheid ended 18 years ago already.

 

[STS]

old pc's used to go all yellowy. Household appliances as well. Maybe it was because everybody smoked..

OOOOOHHHHH! yes, the screens and mice do that, the pc cases seem fine though, i had to get rid of all the white screens, keyboards and mice because they get dirty easier and everboyd wants black these days

white is just anotehr way of showing you have an old pc, doesn't matter what the hardware inside is

 

[(@) (@) twister]

old pc's used to go all yellowy. Household appliances as well. Maybe it was because everybody smoked..

cleaning solution. And the more you clean the more yellow they become..

 

[Mila]

cleaning solution. And the more you clean the more yellow they become..

And I have been scrubbing like a fiend!

 

[(@) (@) twister]

And I have been scrubbing like a fiend!

I can imagine

 

[Apache]

OOOOOHHHHH! yes, the screens and mice do that, the pc cases seem fine though, i had to get rid of all the white screens, keyboards and mice because they get dirty easier and everboyd wants black these days

white is just anotehr way of showing you have an old pc, doesn't matter what the hardware inside is

Unless its an Apple.

 

[Fudzy]

Someone should tell Vavi that apartheid ended 18 years ago already.

Don't think you read the story properly.

 

[STS]

Unless its an Apple.

Apple doesn't count as PC in my universe

 

[Albereth]

Someone should tell Vavi that apartheid ended 18 years ago already.

More like 22 years ago. When FW decided to unban the ANC. And some may say before that even.

 

[noxibox]

Someone should tell Vavi that apartheid ended 18 years ago already.

You perhaps a product of this defective education system?

More like 22 years ago. When FW decided to unban the ANC. And some may say before that even.

Does it matter?

 

[DigiBanks99]

I am not sure about the libraries and science laboratories, but I know for an absolute fact that the amount of schools that have access to the internet is complete rubbish. The Gauteng Online Project has brought thousands on schools online.



The education budget is staggering and our education spend versus total of GPD is above the world average. The weighted average being 4.9%. South Africa's education spend versus GPD is 5.3%. People stating that education is receiving less funding is absolute nonsense. The budget has increased each year and will continue to do so.

Throwing more money at this problem is not going to fix our issues. What we do need is:

1. Accountable teachers who do not hide behind unions;
2. Correct spending of allocated budgets;
3. Building of new schools to accommodate population growth. The ANC are not building enough schools;
4. Free electricity and water to all government funded schools - many schools, even in Gauteng, battle to pay their electricity bills each month.

We also need to consider socio-economic issues. Think for a bit how kids who face the following issues are going to battle to finish school:

- Living hand to mouth, not knowing where the next meal is going to come from;
- Covering long distances to get to school. Public transport is far from cheap;
- Schools do not provide books and stationery. How are kids who live hand to mouth going to find the money to buy books and stationery?
- Impact of HIV. The number of 1 parent families is extremely high. Older siblings have to step in to become the breadwinner when the parent dies;
- Living in homes without running water or electricity.

Solving these issues is really not as simple as increasing the education budget. We need a multiple pronged approach: focus on job growth and better utilisation of the allocated budget.

This is such a brilliant post! The exact words to the thoughts I always had.

I matriculated in 2007 and we had a "library" and "labs", but they were all permanently locked, or barred of. I remember our science teacher ordering lab supplies countless times only to be told we will receive it next month. I had absolutely no exposure to real experiments. Our PC lab had PCs that still ran Windows 95 back in 2007... Yes, Win 95. The PCs were only used for typing class.

Our school's workshops were open though, but for some reason the black kids did not really take to the practical subjects. I guess racial tension was to strong for them to willingly go into a class that was always predominantly white. Thinking back on some of the racial incidents that happened at school, I can't say I blame them...

It sometimes seemed as if they felt victimised by being in a school that was 60% white. It was the best school to go to and they really did not have a better option. It is terrible when people stay so divided that you hate going to school. Many families have so much trouble and tribulation at home, and the last thing you want is to go to school only to feel victimised. Especially by another race.

We at least had a decent transport system.