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Original Post Date: 2003-12-10 Posted By: Jan
From the News Archives of: WWW.AfricanCrisis.Org
Date & Time Posted: 12/10/2003 3:15:07 PM
S.Africa: Education: OBE pupils" papers "appalling"
[Note. OBE is a joke. In my view it is basically communism – bringing everyone DOWN to the same low, low level. What a disaster. Most people in SA with the brains and money try to get their kids into private schools and as far away from OBE as possible. Its turning the kids into retards. They can’t do work which previous generations could. Talk about “dumbing down”. If you want any proof of what a disaster OBE is – check some of the experiences below of those who had to switch back to the old system. Jan]
Johannesburg – Between 20% and 25% of grade 10 pupils at several schools in Gauteng have become victims of the suspended outcomes-based education (OBE) process and failed their final exams.
Several principals and department of education officials said they were deeply concerned about this situation.
Two principals from Pretoria said grade 10 pupils, who were the first group to receive OBE from grade 1 until the end of grade 9, could not manage the old curriculum.
The new OBE curriculum for grade 10 was not yet in place when these pupils completed grade 9 last year and they had to revert to the old curriculum.
“It is the first time they have been confronted with tests and exams. The content was simply too much for them to handle,” said a principal.
The problem was that these pupils did not know what it meant to study and memorise information.
They were used to group work and marks made up from assignments and portfolios. “They have no idea what it means to sit on your backside and study.”
Another principal said the quality of the pupils’ answer sheets was also appalling. Some could not manage 20% for mathematics.
Still another said it would probably have gone worse at his school if subject teachers had not put in so many additional hours to help pupils.
A principal from Pretoria said that OBE could be effective, but that pupils should not underestimate the difficulty level and become blase.
Source: NEWS24.COM
URL: http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/New…br>