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South African Education System Essay

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Since the dawn of democracy in 1994, the South African government has introduced a number of curricula which was geared towards improving the quality of education in South Africa (Ramatlapana & Makonye, 2012). Curriculum can be defined as ‘a course of study’ or a field of study that is undertaken from the time you enter school right up until you finish (HSRC, 1981). The most recent curricula transition from the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) to Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) has left educators with minimal educator autonomy in terms of content and teaching methods (Ramatlapana & Makonye, 2012). However as a future teacher I choose to use the CAPS document as it has been lauded as a positive solution to the many challenges that are faced in the South African education system. In this essay, I would provide substantial reasons as to why I prefer using the CAPS document over the NCS, a comparative analysis would be done in terms of user-friendliness, structure, uniformity and assessment in both documents. I would further go on to discuss why the NCS provides more choice on the part of the educator and finally a summary of Eisner’s typology would be given as well …show more content…

The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (2011) is said to bring about a positive change in the educational sphere in South Africa. Education is like an ocean, vast with knowledge and the key to success in any country. Educators are like a ship that needs to be guided along this ocean of knowledge therefore I believe that with a curriculum like CAPS acting as beacons of guidance to teachers, the South African education system can be improved

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