ICT in South African Education

ICT to us South Africans is something foreign because many schools in the country where we learn everything are not offering the classes where they will teach the skills therefore it makes it difficult for us youth to face the cooperate world. The skills for ICT should start to be offered in Pre-Schools if we want this country to be recognized as the upcoming successful country.

When I remember in high school we had 3 computers, printer, photo copying machine in the staff room and only 1 computer from the 3 had access to internet and the computers were only used by the teachers. They would take turns in typing tests and assignments. We as learners had no access to the computer as they said they were for staff not learners. 

I can say I understood why we were not allowed to use the computers, how on earth would they manage to accommodate+700 learners from 3 computers, surely ti wouldn't be possible and it is not the school's fault, it is the government that should provide schools with computers but we are still far from that as a country.

As a teacher in training I see it delaying to each without the use of technology, technological machines saves time and as teachers we need those machines that will save our time and use the time to teach new things to the learners. Therefore as a teacher in training I am urging the South African government to give each teacher a laptop as a resource to do his/her work. "ONE TEACHER ONE LAPTOP"

My schooling at N.P Mathabela Secondary in the Mpumalanga Province

a group of grade 12 learners in the year 2012

Seven years ago I got admitted at a school by the name of N.P Mathabela Secondary which under Athurseat circuit in the Bohlabela region at Acornhoek. It felt great to be in Secondary School as I saw where I was going with my education and life. Two years passed and I was now in grade 10 where I had to choose a stream and I had to make the best choice of subjects which were Sepedi (HL), English (FAL), Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Agricultural Sciences and lastly was Life Orientation, on Life Orientation I had no choice as it was compulsory.

I managed to progress to grade 11 where now school was a bit challenging due to peer pressure and school demanding more time to sit behind a desk and study but as I knew why I was at school it wasn't that difficult. I managed to pass to grade 12 where now everything was a challenge. Grade 12 for me was year that I had to be more serious with my studies and put more effort and work for good results that will help me to gain access at a University Level. I did what I had to do as a learner, I sacrificed my time on studies and forgot about other things, I stopped doing other things and gave my all to my studies.

As grade 12 learners we saw it wisely to create study groups. We had two study groups of Life Sciences and Agricultural Sciences and the second group was Physical Sciences and Mathematics were we used to meet in the afternoons and helped each other. It wasn't easy to remain at school in the afternoons as it was too hot and hunger attacked us but we just persevered because we knew that we were going to reap what we were sowing and indeed I am now reaping I sow.