Dumb and dumber – meet the class of 2006

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Authors

Jansen, Jonathan D.

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Sunday Tribune

Abstract

Young people are leaving school without reading or numeracy skills thanks to a system obsessed with pass rates and matriculation symbols.

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Schools, Mathematics, Reading, Writing, Speaking, Numeracy, Matriculation examinations, Learner pass rate, Learning culture, Matric results, Higher education, Education - South Africa, Problem solving

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Citation

Jansen, JD 2006, ‘Dumb and dumber – meet the class of 2006’, Sunday Tribune, 18 June, p. 25.