TeachSA Panel discussion

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Presenter: Dr Muavia Gallie (PhD)

muavia@mweb.co.za

Teach South Africa�Teach Ambassadors’ Honorary Function�

1 October 2011 ��

How can TeachSA be empowered to add value to the South Africa Education System? �

- Schools, DBE, Community - �

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Content 1.  Awareness: We don’t know what we don’t know

(3-12); 2.  SA Education System – Performance (13-20); 3.  Use of Budget (21-26); 4.  Quality Education & Untruths (27-30); 5.  Conclusion (31).

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Awareness Test

Do we Know what we Don’t

Know

TIMSS Participation Countries 2007

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TIMSS Participation 1995 - 2007

TIMSS 2003 - Applying Maths

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SACMEQ Countries

Botswana

Kenya Lesotho Malawi

Mauritius Mozambique

Namibia Seychelles

South Africa Swaziland Tanzania

Uganda Zambia

Zanzibar Zimbabwe

Source: SACMEQ Data, 2007

Pupil reading sco r e s

SACMEQ Results 6 2 12 15 4 7 13 1 9 5 3 10 14 11 8

6 5 13 15 3 12 9 2 10 4 1 11 14 7 8

7 2 11 13 1 4 14 3 9 6 5 8 12 10 15

6 2 12 14 1 11 13 4 8 5 3 9 15 10 7

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MLA (Unesco/Unicef Education for All Campaign

Grade 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 3 2 9 4 5 6 12 7 11 10 8

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1999-2010 + Ave Comparing Grades 1-12 from 1999 to 2010

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Musical Chairs Game

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Eastern Cape

Free State

Gauteng

KwaZulu Natal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

Norther Cape

North West

Western Cape

South Africa

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Matrics 2010 started Gr1 in 1999 Drop in Learners Gr 1 (1999) - Gr12 (2010)

1,318,932

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Grade 1 Grade 12

Only 44% retained!

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Success rate = 8,1%

• Success-rate of the system = 8,1% • Of every 12 learners starting Grade One, only 1 learner attains what the system is promising them - data 2005!

Access vs Success

Whether you Pass! How you Pass!

Short-Listing

Employment Quantity

Quality

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% Different Types of schools in SA

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% -10% -20%

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So, if we spend all this money (2011/12 = R178b; 2012/13 = R190b; 2013/14

= R218b) on education, why are the children not

benefiting? Who is actually benefiting?

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Educators 2001 - 2010

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At Circuit, Districts, Provincial and National

•  Added Circuits and Districts; •  More Centres, Units, Committees,

Task Teams, etc.; •  More consultants actually doing the

work that was initially defined as part of people’s job descriptions;

•  More Directors, Chief Directors, DDGs, and DGs, with plenty of PAs.

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Quality Education Conference - 2002

Three Steps to Quality Education

Dys-functional Schools

Step 1

Under-performing

Schools

Step 2

High Functioning

Schools

Step 3

Excellent Schools

Basic Right To Education

Basic Education Quality Education

Legal and Human Rights Obligations

Professional, Social, and Ethical Obligations

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Some Untruths in Education 1.  Democratic decision making in the education system creates a

conducive tone and culture; 2.  Parent involvement is crucial; 3.  Resources (computers and libraries) will make all the difference; 4.  The department is not supporting teachers and therefore they are

demotivated; 5.  Lack of learning is caused by the ill-discipline of learners; 6.  Our classrooms are overcrowded – small classes will make the

difference; 7.  It is difficult to achieve learner success in poverty stricken

communities; 8.  Learners are not at the level they should be when they get to our

school/class; 9.  Teacher development will solve most of our performance

problems; 10.  It is the unions!

Current Conversations … •  We are making progress …; We are getting

better …; We are getting things under control …; It is the union! (Education Officials);

•  My principal is on his way from a meeting … (always between district and school) (Principals of Schools);

•  Always blaming the department, the principal, parents, children, resources, etc. (Teachers);

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Final Points: •  Appoint people who can do the job, not

people who belong to a group; because they are connected; etc.;

•  As a principal – if you don’t care about every learner in your school as much as you care about your own child, then you are in the wrong job …;

•  As an official, if you don’t know, can’t do (display), or is better more than those whom you need to manage, guide, etc., they will never TRUST what you say.

Thank You!!