My schooling use of technology.

Technology use in schools is an ongoing challenge. There are many barriers that prohibit the effective use of technology in schools. When ICT should be introduced as early as in grade R, obtstacles are prohibiting that from happening.
Schools do not have resources to support technology use and teachers are not trained. One would think that a well developed country like South Africa would not be this behing when it comes to using technology in their education system. But that is just the sad case.
I remember in my schooling days there was not a single computer in any classroom or staff room. There was a computer room with about 5 computers in it, but students were not allowed in it not did it have internet access. Even teachers were utilising the computers. The only time you would see them in that room is when they are having lunch during our lunch break.
By the time i matriculated I did not know how to even switch on a computer, but I must say, my grades were very good. Being computer illitarate possed a problem when I advanced to tertiary. There the lecturer did not accept hand writen assignments. This affected me negatively because i did not know how to even control the computer mouse on the moniter. Doing research was even worse of a challenge.
Now we live in a world where almost everything can be achieved buy the press of a button or a touch on a screen. Therefore this world should be introduced to learners as early as they start. By the time they complete their high school they shoul be able to do most of their school work without the use of a pen or paper. This will help them be competent studends when they go to tertiary. And it will also save the environment as less trees will be cut to produce paper.

My final school year at St Josef’s comprehensive school

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A school in the rural area of Limpopo province in a small village called Ten Morgan. There were only about three houses surrounding our school, situated far apart from each other. Next to the school was a Roman catholic church and a preschool.

I must say, matriculating then was a bit hard. We didn’t have the privileges of computers nor the internet. There was a computer room at our school, but it was always locked. In fact, we were not allowed inside when it was open. Only teachers were allowed, but they used it as a dining room during lunch time.

The teachers did not use technology to teach. Not even a single teacher. All they used was paper, pen, chalk and chalkboard. How I wish I was introduced to the technology life earlier. It would have come in handy on my biology, physical science and maths homework and assignments. I bet I would have gotten straight A’s

My school entrance, muddy after a rainy. Luckily I didn’t have a phone or I would have had worries of it getting wet.

Mr Mathabathe. An accounting and economics teacher. He didn’t teach me but he was one of the memorable teachers because he was friendly with all students and called female ones “rakgadi”, which is a Sotho word for aunt.