Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
Lambertsbaai - My geboorte plek
Friday 7 October 2016
Monday 20 June 2016
Never give up, you can achieve your goals
This is what I have achieved so far. Does it make me a genius?NO Am I better then the next person?NO My advice to you is too stay humble, learn from others(even if the person has no qualification he or she can give you advice) and stay focus. Never give up on your dreams/goals. Believe in yourself, because you have the capabilities to achieve it
Friday 17 June 2016
Facts of the hidden curriculum at schools
The hidden curriculum is a side-effect of the formal
curriculum and is sometimes called the “unofficial curriculum”. In school
learners may learn unintended values, beliefs, behaviours and norms in the
classroom and the social learning environment (Gordon, Bridglall & Meroe,
2005; Kentli, 2009). What they learn can include lessons on how to interact in
conversations with others; behave; debate and discuss their points of views;
use power and authority and compete. These lessons can be either negative or
positive in terms of encouraging literate and well-equipped citizens.
You get three types of hidden curriculums namely: Hidden
micro-curriculum, Hidden meso-curriculum and Hidden macro- curriculum. Below
I’ve explain the definitions of the micro-curriculum and Chalufu definition of
the three hidden curriculums:
The hidden
micro-curriculum is the relationship between teacher and learners:
In the class learners learn from the hidden curriculum
to:
Wait quietly for the teacher to start with the lesson;
Exercise restraint; Complete an activity; Keep busy; Cooperate; Show loyalty to
both teaches and peers, and
be near and punctual (Jackson, 1968) This hidden
curriculum can either be negative or positive
Chalufu ( 1996: 96 -97) identifies three categories of the hidden
curriculum:
The hidden micro-curriculum which manifests itself in each lesson mostly
through the relationships and interactions of the teacher and each pupil as
well as interaction between pupils themselves.
• The hidden meso-curriculum which refers to experiences which pupils and
teachers undergo within a particular school and its immediate environment but
outside individual lessons.
The most common meso-realities
which affect the teaching-learning dynamics in a school are:
• the teachers' personalities and
relationships with another;
• the pupils' personalities and
relationships across class barriers; the influence of parents and community
leaders; the nature of the surrounding communities; and extra-curricular
activities
• The hidden macro-curriculum manifests itself at a national level
through predominant national forces. The government is the major factor here as
its economic control of the education system is to achieve certain political
goals.
The implications that the hidden curriculum have on South Africa
education system; concern raised and factors contribute to the concern
The curriculum is the guideline and should ask few key
questions to identify the crisis facing the SA education system. For instance,
1)
What type
of curriculum is followed in a school? 2)
To what extent does it address the needs of learners? 3) Does it matter which school a learner goes to?
Curriculum key questions are not only normative; they are analytical as
well, covering a broad range of issues such as;
·
What is
the nature of the school knowledge? What should be taught in schools? How
should be taught? Why should it be taught? Who should be taught? Who should
teach the learner? When and where should the learner be taught?
The above key questions form the dominant themes in the analysis of
curriculum issues.
Most schools in South Africa have
been affected by the hidden
macro-curriculum, reflected in:
Resources which are grossly inadequate.
·
In 2013
schools from Limpopo
registered their concerns regarding the shortage of textbooks were dumped in
Giyani and in March 2014 the DBE was taken to court for failing to distribute books to schools in time. (The
Star, 9 March).
·
The
question remains, will it be possible for learners to pass their examinations
with flying colours without textbooks?
·
In many
secondary school classrooms, in rural areas of the Eastern Cape, Limpopo,
Mpumalanga and the North West provinces, some of the schools are still having
roofs which leak; learners sit on the bare floor, to receive instruction from
teachers who also have no furniture to sit on.
·
Dilapidated
buildings with outdated laboratories and libraries. 20 years into democracy
some of the school is, in our so called the New SA, especially in rural areas,
are not in an immaculate condition.
·
Seven
schools in the Eastern Cape's poverty-stricken OR Tambo district, near Mthatha,
took the national, provincial and local governments to court, over their
failure to provide adequate resources, arguing their right to basic education
has been violated. The instructional material readily available in some rural
secondary schools is the chalkboard, and in many schools, the teachers
themselves provide the chalk for classroom use.
·
Vandalism
and arson by students which results in destroying school buildings
·
Poor
wages for teachers which result in low morale.
·
Curriculum
changes without timing; from Curriculum 2005, Outcomes-Based Education,
National Curriculum Statement, and Revised National Curriculum Statement to
Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS). All these curricula are
implemented without an intensive training for teachers. Training was done in
haphazard ways perhaps more vital, was the growing sensitivity towards how the
school curriculum is organised and made to be responsive in the implementation
process.
Perhaps more vital, was the
growing sensitivity towards how the school curriculum is organised and made to
be responsive in the implementation process.
Impact of the hidden-micro
curriculum
The way that schools and teachers choose to educate students can convey
both intentional and unintended messages. Research shows that SA education
system have failed to that. The poor performance of South Africa Schools
compared to those in both developed and developing countries has been
established at primary level in mathematics and reading (Moloi and Strauss,
2005;Howie et al, 200) and at secondary level in mathematics and science
(Howie, 2001; Reddy, 2006, see also Taylor et al, 2007) e of the most
interesting cross national studies; was the research conducted by the
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
(IEA),which gathered empirical data on educational achievement from 33
countries, including South Africa in the fields of Business, Mathematics and
Science. Although most Grade 12 learners obtained a bachelor, of the 22 645 who
sat for the NSCE in 2012, only 14.2% passed with flying colours. These students
qualified to register for medicine, engineering and accounting fields. In 2013,
only 16,4% made a credit pass which would enable them to register for the scare
skills areas.
Post Graduate Certificate in Education: Further Education and Training (PGCE:FET)
What does that mean? It is a one year
course and will teach from Grade 10 – 12. Various university offer these course CPUT
(Mowbray), UWC, Unisa, etc.
This is a crash course which means time is
limited, lots of pressure and tons of workload. I am doing my course at CPUT
and in the beginning it sounds if the lecturers was talking another language.
The reason for that is, because you are familiar with your previous course you graduated
with and everything is new to you. Just breath slowly, you will survive,
because each month the course just gets more interesting.
You will learn a lot and each lesson is
worth it. Just think about it, the amount you paid, divide it into hours and
you will realized that you should attend each class and not staying at home
having fun. You will also meet different types of
people with different back grounds: engineers, chefs, policemen, accountants, sports
managers, etc. With your different back grounds you will learn to work together
as a group and learn from each other.
The subjects is also quite interesting,
e.g. I thought I know everything of IT but each semester you will learn new
things and our lecturer is very helpful, will learn psychology “only the basic’ .
Do professional studies, educational management, research methodology and 2 x
didactics which is in your field.
If you are interested studying this course
and need more info then you are welcome to contact me
My agtergrond
My naam is Mariana Coetzee en is
oorspronklik van die platteland. Gebore op n kusdorpie in die Weskus. Soos
gewoonlik moet ons as studente Kaapstad toe verhuis aangesien daar nie
universiteite is om verder te studeer nie. Ek het 2001 Kaapstad toe verhuis my
graad gedoen in Toerisme. Soos gewoonlik kry baie van ons studente wat klaar
gestudeer het, nie n pos in hul beroep nie.
So my eerste pos was n verkoops assistant;
myself opgewerk dat ek later die beroep gekry het as n verkoopsbestuurder. Met
die jare wat ek gewerk het, het ek ook kort kursusse gedoen want glo daaraan
dat mens nooit te oud is om verder te studeer nie.
Na nege sertifikaarte agter my naam het ek
besluit om onderwys te studeer, want het met die jare n liefde vir kinders
ontwikkel en wil my kennis en ervaring in toerisme met hulle deel. Was baie
opgewonde maar agterna twee sinnig nadat ek n brief gekry het dat ek dit slegs
voltyds kan doen. Voltyds meen ek moet my beroep, ens. moet opgee vir die kursus.
Ek het geregistreer by die universiteit,
nuwe mense ontmoet, baie geleer tot nou toe en my prakties so geniet dat ek nie
meer kan wag dat die ses maande verby kan gaan sodat ek n kwalifiseerde
onderwyser kan wees. Dis my begeerte my kursus te voltooi, maar ook die Man van
Bo se besluit hoe my toekoms moet wees.
So wil net my lesers aan moedig om voort te
gaan met n doelwit as dit op die einde van die dag n voordeel vir jou en na
aanstaandes sal wees. God se krag is Groot, Almagtig en geen mens kan dit
ruineer nie en met Geloof is alles moontlik.
As jy terug dink hoe jou leefstyl was vyf
of tien jaar terug en besef wat jy alles bekom het, het jy iets bereik want
alles gaan nie net op bates nie maar hoe jy as persoon gegroei het. Laat dit
goed gaan lesers en welkom om jul stories te deel
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