It looks like the dismal performance of our matriculants this year testifies to the fact that we are in trouble! I noted this long time ago in this blog and now we are facing the challenge as a reality.
I think there is a need for an INDABA on math challenge as the problem is not only with the examination, but also with the teaching of mathematics at all levels within the South African new schooling system, OBE. The National Curriculum Statements are very clear and also good. The problem lies with the content coverage where textbooks jump from one topic to the next with necessarily giving learners enough content engaging.
There is really a good pool of resources that we can take advantage of, all we need is a clear directive from the math education experts and start now to improve learner performance.
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