Noted Notes

An education system that is not responsive to the current and future challenges of the economy is doomed to fail the economy. Challenges faced by a country from skills development, unemployment, underemployment and many more are easily resolved by consistent re-engineering of the education system to respond positively. Latest discussion about the quality of Mathematics is a point at hand. We still face challenges created by an apartheid government. From poorly trained teachers, of which in majority are already resigning because of age, to lack of visionary leadership both in public and private sector. You will be correct to ask, what then is the current 'democratic government' doing about this picture? What needs to be done by ordinary citizen? The outcry of the 1955 Freedom Charter: The doors of Learning and Culture shall be open, is far from being realised. This is informed by the opinion that a culture may be created by a government BUT most importantly, a culture that l...

The dawn of a new chapter in life is promising good news and development. the sustainability of hard work, develops a character, and character determines your friends and enemies. If you can not stand for a principle, you will fall for anything and you will neither have friends nor , not necessary, enemies. With the speed technology is moving these days, we are expected to either be left out and this is not an option or move faster than the clock. As you note that you had mastered a particular field, new trends are on the desktop, new skills needs to be develop and the circle goes on like the kindergarten song of the wheel's of a bus. Have you also noticed that technology takes people away from each other and the skills of networking and creating conversation with strangers are also in demand either at the workplace or running your own business. The skills that are not important in any curriculum at school are now becoming dominant, and how you acquire them remains your respons...