Education In South Africa Case Study

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1. Across the country, there is a large number of well recognized issues within the education of learners in Africa that has reached an appalling proportion to the extent that even the standard of education has dropped drastically. Some of these problems may include shortage of teachers, under qualified teachers, poor teacher performance, poor time management, lack of educational resources as well as an absence of classroom discipline.

To support this, a student from Eastern Cape, South Africa, Malehlohonolo Khauoe, once asked to explain what's so unhealthy at her school, she says the “problem is usually with the teachers.” Another student, Gugulethu Xhala, is from the same village however went to a different school within the area. She said: …show more content…

2. Education was and still is thought to be one of the most vital aspects in an individual’s life. The cry was to strengthen existing schools, build new ones, and appoint proficient teachers in spite of their past or current allegiances and build a positive learning and teaching atmosphere for both educators and learners. However, for Africa nothing is going as hoped.
Angie Motshekga, minister of Education in South Africa did not mince her words when she addressed her colleagues at an ANC gathering:
"If 25% [of students] fail, we should have sleepless nights," she is quoted in local media as saying: "This is akin to a national crisis."

Looking at the comment created by South Africa’s education minister, it clearly shows that the standard of education provided in Africa is poor. It may not necessarily be the teachers fault for the poor education but also the infrastructure of the schooling environment as well as a scarcity of instructional resources for the learners, that plays a role on the poor

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