Verlede week is prof. Asmal, voormalige minister van onderwys oorlede. Van alle kante is daar hulde gebring aan hom. Deur sommige word hy beskryf as : “He was a towering intellectual, great champion of human rights and unswerving in his commitment to the liberation of South Africa.” Baie kan egter nie hierdie entoesiasme oor prof. Asmal deel nie. In 2001 maak die minister van onderwys, prof. Kader Asmal die volgende uitspraak...
On 13 June 2011, the Roodepoort Northsider published an article by reporter Elanie Vermaak with the title : “Do our schools pass the test?” and subtitle “‘Private education’ offers no guarantees”. In South Africa there is a national consensus that the public education system operated by the Department of Education is a dismal failure. This is the reason why private schools and homeschooling are growing exponentially. However in the article in...
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Do homeschoolers take holidays?
Yes, they take breaks. Some homeschool families follow the public school year calendar especially if they are involved in sport and music...
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Do home learners sometimes wish they were in school and were normal?
They generally like being homeschooled. Some homelearners go to school for the experience but many return to homeschooling as within the homeschool...
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Do home learners get homework?
In general all their schoolwork is homework and they do not get to do extra work in the afternoons. A tutor might give some extra work to complete...
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Is homeschooling legal in South Africa?
Yes. Since 1994, the right for parents to home educate their children was legalised in South Africa through the adoption of the new constitution. In...
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