a letter from helgé
Xenophobia has sent absolute shock waves…..probably more so because it has received world wide focus.
AND because it is such a slap in the face for the revolution…..
these were the people from countries that harboured and supported anti-apartheid activists etc….
but while it is obvious that xenophobia was bred by apartheid
ANC fat cats have got to take some blame for NOT doing enough to create jobs and seeing to all the bureaucracy that goes with it…they have had power for 14 years and they should know something by now!!
but you know all this…..
I do not have television but I believe there has been an upsurge in non xenophobic exposures etc …
catching the black taxis every day I cannot say that where I am, that people are any different….
taxi fares have gone up for the 5th time this year bringing the cost to an Extra R5 per day…my rent went up
by R500 last year and this year is going up by R400!!! NOt to mention the cost of food basics….
the Education department continue to plough ahead with their changes using the best performing schools as their guidelines…i.e. about 10% of the country….(certainly in my subject LIFE SCIENCE) creating enormous academic pressures in schools…..rural schools in particular must be in an absolute DAZE!! Dare not say where this is about to lead???? Exam papers have also become heavily TEXT based. There has been some publication recently making some noise about new salary guidelines to keep ‘good’ teachers etc. but I have not yet had an opportunity to read them. These are released NOW when schools are all under hectic exam pressure and there is just no time to read these LONG WINDED articles with any immediate understanding of exactly what it is that they propose. It all seems to be about delay tactics…..and where is that going to lead??? What I find particularly BIZARRE about Education in particular is that these are people WHO SHOULD KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION. It seems to me they have ABSOLUTELY NOT A CLUE!!
sorry but education a bit of a sore point right now..
much light
helge
life is very crazy right now
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