Government’s new plan to let learners finish school at Grade 9

[HunterNW]

Thanks for the explanation, so why does one needs the N6 for if you can do the trade test and qualify as an artisan with N3?

N6 with a certain amount of subjects you can write your GEC.

 

[NeonNinja]

Want back 3 years back then.

 

[neoprema]

 

[ArtyLoop]

Perfect ANC plan to keep the masses stupid, and useless, and poor... like the rest of Africa.

 

[WaxLyrical]

Problem here is that there'll no motivation to strive for any meaningful skill, if the school doesn't offer technical courses.

Kids need to leave there knowing the fundamentals of plumbing, building, farming etc.

 

[CamiKaze]

But... this option was always available when looking at Technikons right?
You can do your N1, N2 and N3 in one year and it is equivalent to a Matric certificate.

 

[CamiKaze]

Bring back real trade schools.
Plumber -
Hairdresser
Panel beater

I remember when "Typing" was a subject at school...
Edit: And Needlework.

 

[Jopie Fourie]

Yep, right after this, change higher education policies and allow this children to enter universities so that they can get degrees in 6 months to 1 year. No use for them leaving schools early and they cannot get degrees or proper jobs as CEO's, CFO's, etc., of companies.

 

[blah99]

Good. There will be no competition in the workplace for me then. Just a bunch of dummies all around.

 

[JustJack]

We already have the Dumbest population amongst Southern African nations , looks like government looking to go for the continental title.

Yes why stop at rock bottom. Lets dig beyond..

 

[konfab]

IQ tests and IQ measurements aren't scientific soooooo fail.

Yet you curiously make a bold statement like that without any evidence...

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

There must be a real shortage of unemployed youth and cleaners, gardeners and criminals in SA for the anc to want to do this. Let's get more hooligans on the streets to riot and burn stuff down.

If you want to start the revolution, 4IR, you gonna need a steady supply of hooligans.

 

[EADC]

How about setting up proper technical schools? Ones where people who aren't good with their brains but with their hands can learn a skill? Plumbers, electricians etc? Or how about we have schools actually teach things we need in life like how to do your taxes, dealing with work stress, budgeting and and. I mean I'm so glad I learnt how to do logarithims in school that I use everyday in my life...

Rather learn what a technical school is before making such comments because the irony is your comment makes you look like those not blessed with much brain power, what you are looking for exist but they are not Technical schools.

 

[rwenzori]

Yet you curiously make a bold statement like that without any evidence...

IQ tests merely measure your ability at doing IQ tests.

 

[Temujin]

Only way to increase matric pass rate... the 'progressed let em write months later so it doesn't count' didn't work out too good

 

[Matt91]

Why bovver with school at all?

 

[My_King]

Can't give a flying ****, however, anyone know where I can buy a degree? Not one that just gets printed. Want one where its actually done correctly(Put into the system), where you phone the Uni and they print it and sent it to you.

 

[Lupus]

Rather learn what a technical school is before making such comments because the irony is your comment makes you look like those not blessed with much brain power, what you are looking for exist but they are not Technical schools.

Perhaps you need to learn to read good? Cause you're not aware how sentence structure works, notice I ended with a question mark, than the next one with a question mark meaning it's a different question. So more technial schools, maybe more schools that focus on people who are good with hands not brains, perhaps a trade school?

 

[konfab]

And scientific proof for your statement:

Countries by IQ - Average IQ by Country 2023

worldpopulationreview.com

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1) Education doesn't really affect IQ tests (which is why they should be used more often as they can pick up people who have been failed by the school system)
2) What does affect IQ significantly is things like early childhood nutrition and access to sanitation. Surprise surprise, a well developed capitalist country like Singapore has those two things much better covered than a Medieval Shytehole like Mauritania that has only recently outlawed slavery.

 

[Lupus]

Yet you curiously make a bold statement like that without any evidence...

An IQ test doesn't indicate someones intelligence, it just indicates someone knows how to do an IQ test.