Teachers in South Africa

http://t.co/UQ8ddhCvjF Is South Africa ready for digital education? #ict4red

http://t.co/UQ8ddhCvjF Is South Africa ready for digital education? #ict4red

"School tech initiatives show growth potential"

"The basic education department's reports indicate a 17% decline in the number of candidates who wrote mathematics between 2009 and 2013 (from about 290 400 to 241 400). At the same time, the number of candidates writing mathematics literacy rose sharply to 58% of the 2013 cohort."

"Here you can access the Matric past papers from the last 3 years! We've covered over 150 exams across 33 subjects - all so that you can better prepare for the NSC exams. We've converted the past papers into Obami styled online assignments. This means you can undertake the assignment, submit, and compare your answers to the model answers."

"South Africa is significantly underperforming in education, particularly mathematics teaching and learning. Fundamental reforms are needed in the public sector. Business leaders need to incorporate an understanding of private education and other market experiments and schooling innovations in their overall perspective and priorities for intervention and reform.   Read more in a new CDE Insight, MATHEMATICS OUTCOMES IN SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS: What are the facts? What should be done? "

"A National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) report on norms and standards for school infrastructure has been agreed on, and stipulates, among other things, that all schools have to be fitted with a fixed telephone line, Internet access and must have a cellphone for emergency use, and that all newly built schools must have solar panels."

So nice to read a good story...