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Our schools needa Creative Solution
South Africa has 12 million learners
420 000 teachers
25 000 schools
Two types of SA school
The Status Quo(Spaull, N. 2013)
• There have been some important successes including expanding access, equalizing spending, and recently, workbooks and CAPS.
• We have two education systems not one. The quality of education in most South African schools is far too low - this cannot continue without social consequences.
• Equalizing resources has not equalized outcomes -there is a serious need for accountability.
• Most of South Africa performs worse than many poorer African countries - more resources is not a silver bullet.
• South Africa had the highest teacher absenteeism in 14 African countries.
• Widespread failure to get the basics right - large numbers of students (30%) are failing to acquire foundational numeracy and literacy skills
Results are an #EpicFail
(TIMSS 2003) tested grade 8 students in 50 countries in maths and science. Of 50 countries, including 6 African countries, South Africa came last…
(PIRLS 2006) tested Grade 4 and 5 children in 45 countries in reading literacy. Out 45 participating countries (including other middle income countries like Botswana and Morocco) South Africa came last…
In The Global Competitiveness Report 2013/14 assessed the quality of math and science education in 148 countries, , South Africa came last…
(http://bit.ly/16ttiYG)
Spaull, N. (2011). Primary School Performance in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa: A Comparative Analysis of SACMEQ III. SACMEQ Working Papers , 1-74.
“The fundamental problem with the schooling system was
that most teachers had limited knowledge of their subjects
and knew only marginally more than what they had to teach their pupils.”
– report to the DOE by Nick Taylor (2012)
Now what?
How do we retrain the majority of the
420 000 teachers, how
soon and at what cost?
Education systems around the world are largely irrelevant for kids of a digital age.
Modern AV technology
How do we make the real magic happen?
Learning from Sal Khan
How to: Generate AV Content for the South African Public School Curriculum – QUICKLY!
“So you think you can teach?” “Tomorrow’s Teacher”
“Class Act SA”
Reality TV!
Contest on National TV for teachers and classes from schools across South Africa to show off their creativity.
Content creation in a hurry?Crowdsource
incentivise national collaborationIssue a challenge, make it a reality TV contest, do it with prizes!
Example from the US
What will this do?
Stimulate rapid creativity and innovation in education.
Highlight new and exciting teaching methods.
Make local curriculum relevant and meaningful.
Celebrate innovative teachers.
Build a resource of online teaching video material
Encourage the use of highly visual, multisensory multimedia tech in the classroom.
Increase morale and enthusiasm in the teaching profession.
The best teachers and schools shine –The other schools and teachers benefit!
A vote of confidence
“With regards to your attached reality show concept, I do see it working and actually
becoming a hit! The underlying subject
matter is not only current but also relevant and will certainly not labor much to find an audience and a large following.”
Richard Arabome
Executive Producer/Post Supervisor
BoilerRoom Studios PTY Ltd
Let’s get this show on the road!ose time has [email protected]
Lights, camera, action!
Let’s get this show on the road…