PRINCIPAL PROBED FOR FRAUD FORCED OUT



Source:iol.co.za



Parents of pupils at Fons Luminis Secondary school in Diepkloof took matters to their own hands so the parents were marching inside the school and demanding that the principal Lempe Motumi be physically removed from his office. The principal is facing charges of fraud and he is being investigated by the Gauteng department of education and by the police. One of the grade 8 student at school said, having Matumi while the school investigations were pending against him did not make sense. The principal confessed on spending R22 000 from the school account. He should be suspended while the investigation is pending. http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/principal-probed-for-fraud-forced-out-1.1247507

I honestly think that the principal did the wrong thing by using the school money and it brings bad publicity to the school. The department of education must come up with the strategy on how the school will use the money and putting people in charge on finances to all the government schools by so doing that it will reduce fraud within the schools. The department of education must also have the checking of flows of finances around the school.

IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?

WHOSE PROBLEM IS SCHOOL VIOLENCE?



 

Source:philly.com



The problem is ours so we just all have to deal with the problem and it needs to be sorted out .The only way this thing can be solved it will need the involvement of the administrators, the community, the parents, the teachers and students need to gather and make schools safe because by punishing the students it won’t solve anything.

There’s been a lot of violence amongst students in schools. I believe that it is the superiority some students want to have over other students. Bulling is nothing compared to what happens in schools. It’s about some sort of gangsterism in schools. I think the reason can be the students are being violent towards each other because of things like, guys fighting over girls, academics and money.



What are schools doing right now? According to the NCES survey, 84% of public schools have a 'low security system in place. This means that they have no guards or metal finders, but they do control access to school buildings. 11% have 'moderate security which means either employing a full-time guard with no metal detectors or controlled access to the buildings or a part-time guard with controlled access to the buildings. read more



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The blame can be on the parents that are not taking the initiative to solve the matter by disciplining their children, as discipline begins at home. One way of resolving this matter is by training the teachers and the staff members to be watchful and reply student’s needs before they result in unhealthy behaviour. The school can also provide school counselling so it can impact the students.  In a communication angle the school needs to invite the South African Police Service to teach the students not to carry weapon when coming to school premises and the community as a whole impacts on the upbringing of its youth so everyone should take responsibility.

Rethink education. Reinvent yourself.

Source:asc2010.co.za

Source:amicollective.com



UJ IS BETTER AT ORGANISING OPEN DAY EVENTS

The University of Johannesburg uses events such as the open day to promote the brand of the university and I think that the university is striving to get the learners who would like to further their studies. The marketing communication strategy that the university is using its working because there’s a lot of   learners that are coming from high school that are eager to study in the university.

The university is communicating a message to the public to say that it is a caring institution, it offers a choice in one’s career, it answers to questions about study fields, it gives helpful information, and it is also partnering with the communities and encourages the community to be involved in their innovative research.

UJ employs students and trains them to hand out information packages, manage information stands, and be helpful and informative to applicants. This sets the university in a positive light and perceptions that it is helpful and it cares about the education of the country.

The UJ creates perceptions that it provides a somewhat unforgettable varsity life experience to all prospective students interested in furthering their studies. This shows that UJ has a good Public Practitioner because the university is aware of what the public wants and it is striving to meet student’s needs. It is clear that UJ has paid attention to the theory of Environmental Scanning in Public Relations because they’ve identified the needs of their stakeholders and are willing to cater for their needs by providing them with information about the university. 

 For more info:http://www.uj.ac.za/en/studyatuj/Pages/UJOpenDay.aspx

 

EDUCATION IS MORE THAN JUST BOOKS



Source:globalcitizenshipproject.wordpress.com



Education is an important element in a person’s life and no human can be able to survive without education. Education can improve one’s potential and intelligence to be able to be proactive in your social life, academics and in a corporate world. This tells us that education helps on how humans reason and to be able to make decisions for themselves. In this new century education is viewed as a basic need for survival.

To realize the impact of education in a person’s life, you can conduct an observation and compare the differences between an educated individual and an illiterate person, you will notice that education plays a big role in one’s intellect level. Without proper education one’s life is incomplete and you may not be able to understand on how the world operates in different circumstances. Looking back education was limited, it was narrow to certain individuals but today education is open to everyone regardless of one’s background.

I think education has helped a lot of popular icons to improve other disadvantaged individuals to obtain better education and making a measurable difference in their lives, the objective of getting educated is to achieve distinction, to get the jobs we always wanted, to be more proficient, to have a higher status and having an impact to develop others.  Oprah Winfrey who is well known as a Philanthropist, an actress by profession, talk show host and a producer has formed a Leadership Academy for girls to groom young girls to be good future leaders. The mission and the vision of the Leadership Academy is to develop future women leaders in South Africa who are disadvantaged to help them improve their communities and country.

 

IBM Kidsmart program

 IBM’s KidSmart makes learning fun

IBM Team operates in the Eastern Cape to improve access to quality education. The International Business Machine (IBM) Corporate Services Corps (CSC), an initiative of the global Information Technology (IT) Company IBM placed a team of consultants in the Eastern Cape Department of Education, during the month of March to deliver multiple findings, templates and products.

In October 2011 IBM started negotiations with the Eastern Cape Department of Education around improving the quality of education and improving the access to education, which is education’s core function.   A few of the outcomes were to:

1.    Install the Kidsmart machine at certain schools, based on certain criteria,

2.    Educate teachers on the machine,

3.    Monitor the progress of the learners and

4.    Identify and advise on ways to significantly improve the efficiency and accuracy to collecting and processing statistical data from schools for planning purposes.

They arrived with the objectives of developing a monitoring support and evaluation system to assess the effectiveness of Kidsmart Early Learning Programme implementation in the Eastern Cape, and to develop a set of strategic solutions to improve the effectiveness of the Education Management Information System (EMIS).

Prior to their arrival, IBM South Africa had already installed 1200 Kidsmart units in 9 provinces, including 100 of these attractive learner friendly computer workstations in 50 rural Eastern Cape schools in the King William’s Town and Uitenhage districts.

The Kidsmart units are interactive computer facilities loaded with interesting software that uses games to reinforce and teach fundamental core skills to learners, and that supplements and aligns with the curriculum being presented in the classroom.

During March IBM also donated a further 10 units to the University of Fort Hare, who decided to use two of these units for teacher training, and to place the other eight units in schools in the East London district. The IBM team assisted with the installation of some of these units.

The Kidsmart machines are currently being used by learners, and in the near future their performance will be monitored and compared to that of learners who do not have access to these machines.  The benefits will be assessed and if it is positive, IBM will consider donating more units to more schools.

- Eastern Cape Department of Education The team will provide an assessment and recommendations on a holistic ICT strategy for the education department in the Eastern Cape that incorporates teachers, schools, and the administration. This would include assessment of short-, medium- and long-term plans on, for example, technology infrastructure, school information (management) systems, hosting curriculum materials, home-school communication systems, Learning, professional networks/teacher collaboration, standard communication procedures, IT support requirements and more. The primary purpose is to formulate a framework for progressively practical implementing these solutions. This programme KidSmart that was implemented by  IBM is an advantage to learners that are not familiarised with technology  and it is meant for learners that are deeply from the rural areas.

Student dies after borched education

UJ STUDENT DIES ON CAMPUS

A University of Johannesburg student found dead in her residence room is thought to have developed complications after a botched illegal abortion, Beeld reported on Monday.
Ayanda Masondo, 20, a second-year student in public relations and communication from Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal, was found leaning against the door in her room, in the Benjemijn hostel, on Sunday morning.
Paramedics were called, but they pronounced her dead at the scene.
Brixton police station spokesman Constable Michael Kgatle said there would be a judicial inquiry into Masondo's death.
"At this stage an illegal abortion would appear to be the reason for her death. There was a lot of blood at the scene," Kgatle said.
UJ registrar Professor Marie Muller confirmed suicide had been ruled out as a possible cause of death.
According to Masondo's friends, she had been ill for about a week before she died.Her body was removed from the hostel on Sunday afternoon.
UJ registrar Professor Marie Muller confirmed that suicide was not being investigated as a cause of death.
Campus security prohibited visits to the hostel on Sunday morning and groups of students congregated outside the hostel. Students were told not to speak to the media after several students expressed their shock on Twitter.
Masondo’s friends said she was a quiet girl. She had felt sick a week or so before her sudden death. “The girls in the hostel are still emotional and very shocked,” said a friend.
“We are in our semester exam period. Most students are writing tests on Tuesday and what happened is making it difficult for everyone, especially those who were closest to Ayanda.
“A few days ago I wished her happy birthday. It’s really very tough.”
- This is the second time in three years that a resident of Benjemijn has died in her hostel room. In 2009 Shandré van Tonder, 18, was found dead in her bed.  This issue was critical to most of the people because the girl should have gone to the clininc to consult for abortion procedure and its for free.  

Social networking service

A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user (often a profile), his/her social links, and a variety of additional services. Most social network services are web-based and provide means for users to interact over the Internet, such as e-mail and instant messaging. Online community services are sometimes considered as a social network service, though in a broader sense, social network service usually means an individual-centered service whereas online community services are group-centered. Social networking sites allow users to share ideas, activities, events, and interests within their individual networks. Using social network it’s a privilege because people get to interact with different kind of people around the world.

 The main types of social networking services are those that contain category places (such as former school year or classmates), means to connect with friends (usually with self-description pages), and a recommendation system linked to trust. Popular methods now combine many of these, with Facebook, Google+ and Twitter widely used worldwide.

Social impact

Web-based social networking services make it possible to connect people who share interests and activities across political, economic, and geographic borders. Through e-mail and instant messaging, online communities are created where a gift economy and reciprocal altruism are encouraged through cooperation. Information is particularly suited to gift economy, as information is a nontrivial good and can be gifted at practically no cost. Facebook and other social networking tools are increasingly the object of scholarly research. Scholars in many fields have begun to investigate the impact of social-networking sites, investigating how such sites may play into issues of identity, privacy, , youth culture, and education. Social networks are also emerging as online yearbooks, both public and private. One such service is My Yearbook, which allows anyone from the general public to register and connect. A new trend emerging is private label yearbooks accessible only by students, parents, and teachers of a particular school, similar to Facebook's beginning within Harvard. Social network helps in variety way like education pupils can research their assignment on Google, it also helps in business.