Challengies within South African Education system.

children dimotivated to go to school

Constraints within the South African education system, such as poorly trained teachers in subjects like Mathematics, have resulted in many poorly prepared high school learners and a high rate of failure. Researchers say that learners, particularly in the higher grades, are underperforming especially in terms of Mathematics results. This is due to the fact that the current teachers, especially in key subjects, lack the required skills and subject knowledge aimed for effective teaching and learning. Children from disadvantaged areas such as the Western Cape Province are demotivated to go to school due to the reality of poverty. As a result, these children do not see any reason to go to school, and as such they end up involved in illegal activities and these results in a high dropout rate. According to Prof Jansen a possible solution to this problem is to provide useful and necessary resources to disadvantaged learners.

Their see no reason to go to school as a result they end up involved in substance abuse because they have nothing better to to.

Zimbabwe - ruins, elliptical, south, wall, rhodesia and monomotapa

Zimbabwe - ruins, elliptical, south, wall, rhodesia and monomotapa

homosexuality in South Africa-Research.

homosexuality v/s Heterosexuality..


I am conducting a Research based on the topic: Homosexuality, it is a MAPS(Mastering Academic Professional Studies) research assignment. I will be using a Quantitative research method-questionnaires and surveys. At the back of my mind I've these questions that I am about to find out within the next 3-4 weeks or so from now.
1.What do people understand by the term Homosexuality?
2.Is homosexual a medical condition or psychatric problem?
3.What causes same attraction?
4.How does one determine if the practise of homosexuality is right or wrong?
5.What are peoples views on Gay/Lesbian Adoption, Family issues (parenting skills/techniques)?

Scary/amazing fact, depends on who you deliver the information to. I find it interesting though, it is not everyday where you attend "different" marriages, by different, I am referring to different kinds of marriage's namely: mixed racial marriages,same sex marriages (homosexual) and the "normal" heterosexuality marriage as most people know it. I find on stats goggle that more than 3,000 same-sex couples have been married in South Africa with about half of those couples including at least one foreigner (Dan Levin. July, 27, 2010).

The thing is people this days do not get married at all. Chances are that if one do get married its either the marriage won't last (Kim Kaddish-lasted 72days in hers) (our very own South African-Durban talented DJ Tira lasted 3Monts or so) or that the couple got married for all the wrong reasons and end up not lasting for long. Therefore, the most frequently asked question about homosexual is that-Is homosexual marriage v/s heterosexual marriage, true love?

homosexuality v/s Heterosexuality..



Scary/amazing fact, depends on who you deliver the information to. I find it interesting though, it is not everyday where you attend "different" marriages, by different, I am referring to different kinds of marriage's namely: mixed racial marriages,same sex marries (homosexual) and the "normal" heterosexuality marriage. I find on stats goggle that more than 3,000 same-sex couples have been married in South Africa with about half of those couples including at least one foreigner (Dan Levin. July, 27, 2010).

The thing is people this days do not get married at all. Chances are that if one do get married its either the marriage won't last (Kim Kaddish-lasted 72days in hers) (our very own South African-Durban talented DJ Tira lasted 3Monts or so) or that

I have no idea, but one thing for sure, relationship separations, divorces is more popular in heterosexual marriages as far as my research is concerned or maybe it is because the aren't that many homosexuals in South Africa ac compare to other states such as America....I don't know.

Fathers Day Dedication

Oh yes! I decided yesterday that I wasn't going to say a word about fathers day, just because my father abandoned me-Lol...guess what I woke up with a BIG smile thinking that it was fathers day and stopped being jelous. I started by sending my step-dad a sweet and short message reminding him of how wonderful and important he is in my life.The next text I sent to one of the few impotant males in my life...my auncle's former friend who died few years ago he just reminds me of him and how close we were me and him (uncle Zanethemba Mzobotshi).
To all the Loving and caring Dads Happy be-lated fathers day.I am really proud of those fathers who take care of their children and wives- A real dad never cheat on his wife nor children, always there to support and guide children.(Otata abangcwela abalala ekhaya, batye ekhaya, konke ekhaya bayakuthola- ababhekebheki. I really like that song by Mam' Nobathembu on Joyous Celebration 16 if Am not miskaken).

Miss my home town

Today I woke up missing my home town.....

Mount frere a small, underdeveloped town in the Eastern Cape.The town is situated between Kokstad and Mthatha along the N2 road about 100 km north east of Umthatha.




I know there is not much interesting about it, but to me it special as well as interesting because my family is there. I miss my grandmother- Ukhulu (Mkhuluse)-my best friend ever!!

There my people hustling...we call them onokhowu (people running small businesses-sell fruit and vegies in there street to make living.)

 There is one major street in Mount Frere and it is the Main street on the N2 road,this street has many restaurants, shops and many other public services including the Police Station, Post Office, Municipal offices and the newly built Madzikane Ka Zulu Memorial Hospital. It is surrounded by many rural village including Dangwana, Kumahahane, Mbondleni, Mtwana, Mtshazi, Mvuzi, Toleni, Qoqa and many others.



Mtshazi is where I am from under the leadership of mam'nkosi( woman traditional leader) Nozolile Makaula. Yippi! we are in advance eMtshazi- our leader is a woman...where else can you find that? Kwazulu...NEVER!! in the North West maybe still under negotiation process.

• http://www.statemaster.com/mountfrere

Absent fathers.

I wonder how my life would have been if I have/had recieve the same love from my father as my mother. I totally don't understand "black man", I am am sure other racial groups know; infact they do know how to take care of their own daughters and sons weather they are rich or poor. Most black man including my own father, think that what they need is money in order to prove or become a good father. According to my books thats nonses: love has nothing to do with money!. Black brother please go back to wherever you have been and see/check if you haven't left anything that belongs to you behind... That child needs you- to them money does not mean anything, its only love that matters.
My father was never there for me, sometimes I consaul myself and say that I don't care about him because its obvious that he doesn't care about me either, but deep down I know that the are moments where I feel that I really need his love and presences. My mother has always been there for me through rough and difficult times, tried to fill that gap but t'wasn't enough. However, deep down I know any mother would never live their little one's behind no metter what the circumstances are.

To all the caring mother I have much respect and love for them, keep on making us your children as happy as ever, even more than the presence of the father,happiness and joy and embrace those homes with warmth, care and lots of love. And to all loving Dads much love to you to!!

Examination stress!!!!!!

I don't know how many exams I've written exams in my school years, but it seem I can't get used to this very "normal feeling" of getting nervous every time. But then it is normal, and it is usually belived that if you are nervous or show any reaction/response against something it means that you are aware of youe surroundings and can do something better in return to change or improve the situation. For me being nervous during exams it can only means a few things such as: Preparing very well and have self-confident.

During my high school years I've learned few important ways that can help me to reduce or avoid stress during exams. My former Life Orentation teacher once said that, "people who are stressing,concered or get worried  over something,it sipmly means that they care or have evey possible abilities to solve what is stressin them. She further stated that stress is not always such a bad thing, stress normally increases our creativity in terms of solving problems and encourages our productivity, she reffered this type of stress as positive stress". Therefore, from my L.O teacher's views about stress I've learned and discovered different ways in which I can better manage Exam stress or any other type of stress.

Tips on how to manage stress during exams:

• Prepare well ahead before exam period
• Be organised
• Plan personal timetable
• Revise what has been done in class durint the course of the year in time.

Get enough rest!

Reflection on the Computer skills for teachers-RVO

face of dissapointmrnt.

This is the image I head after checking my grades, I've failed my very first RVO test, I got 32.48% like seriously!!!! But how? I've got no idea I thought the test was very easy and simple and I guess I didn't prepare well enough; then again the test was multiple choice questions! dear! I totally hate multiple choice questions... very soon I will be a teacher and I shall never set such questions for my students because even though it is a multiple choice sometimes I just feel that I don't have much choice or I have a "bad" choice. I'm not want to depress my stoudents especially if there is a negative marking policy.I exercised the Golden trick but it seemed not to be working for me.

For next test I recommand that the person who set the test must use less images where we will ve required to click on the coresponding answer, it just get too confusing for most of us, especially if we dealing with multiple choice questions. I feel that we were not given opportunity to pass the test.

I aint going to give up, I will try and work much harder and prepare well enough for next test-which is a re-write test.