The current twelve-grades education system was created during the Charlemagne Renaissance of Europe. In the modern-day, most people have already reached a high level of reading & mathematics in their seventh grade of education. With internet connectivity today, you can learn anything from anywhere in the world as long as someone is willing to teach you. In South Africa, you can often go do a vocational course after Grade 10, implying that the last two years of the school education system are excessive or unnecessary.
An individual needs to know several things in their life: Reading, writing, counting, the national language, agriculture (& livestock), the entire law of the land, road rules, driving & motor vehicle mechanics, a range of computer systems, the correct format of writing a CV, how to take care of their body mentally, emotionally & physically i. e. biology & medical health. As well as the geography & history of their land.
So, ideally, we could structure the school system as follows:
• Grade 1: ~ Parents/guardians would be prepared to home school & given teaching materials.
~ Parents/guardians would teach children basic reading, writing, basic maths & national law (applying to children) in their own time.
~ The children would then be assessed by the state for competency.
~ After this grade, the children or parents would choose whether to continue homeschooling or go to public schooling.
• Grade 2: The subjects would be; the national language, National Law, Maths & Agriculture.
• Grade 3: National language, National Law, Maths, Agriculture.
SEPARATE SCHOOLS FOR BOYS & GIRLS FROM GRADE 4 ONWARDS. MALE TEACHERS FOR BOYS SCHOOLS, FEMALE TEACHERS FOR GIRL'S SCHOOLS.
• Grade 4: National language, National Law, Maths, Agriculture, Engineering basics, Physics, Computer Literacy, Geography, History, Road rules & signs.
• Grade 5: National language, National Law, Maths, Agriculture, Engineering basics, Physics, Computer Literacy, Geography (incl. Astronomy), History, Second language, Road rules & signs, Physical Education.
• Grade 6: National language, National Law, Maths, Agriculture, Engineering (incl. Motor mechanics), Physics, Computer Literacy, Geography (incl. Astronomy), History, Chemistry, Biology, Business Economics, Economics, Accounting (incl. tax-sheets), Second language, Road rules & signs, Physical Education.
• Grade 7: National language, National Law, Maths, Agriculture, Engineering (incl. Motor mechanics), Physics, Computer Literacy, Geography (incl. Astronomy), History, Chemistry, Biology, Business Economics, Economics, Accounting (incl. tax-sheets), Second language, Road rules & signs, Physical Education.
• Grade 8: National language, Maths, Second language & any other three subjects.
• Grade 9: National language, Maths, Second language & any other three subjects.
• Grade 10: National language, Maths, Second language & any other three subjects.
AFTER SCHOLARS HAVE COMPLETED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM OR VOCATION SCHOOL EDUCATION, THEY WOULD DO COMPULSORY STATE FARM SERVICE (FOR FEMALES) OR COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE TRAINING (FOR MALES). ANYONE WHO DOES NOT COMPLETE THIS SERVICE WOULD NOT OBTAIN ANY HIGHER/VARSITY EDUCATION OR FORMAL EMPLOYMENT IN THE LAND.
- No hairstyles would be allowed at school.
- There would be state school bus system to get every scholar to school.
- The school uniform would need to be the same across the country.
- Every school would be registered state property & developed by the state to certain standards. The state could build new schools, colleges & sports academies where they are needed.
- Girls get free sanitary pads from Grade 8 until the end of their school career.
- After Grade 7 child can go to; a) vocational college to study (construction, agriculture, plumbing, electrical engineering, vehicle repair studies etc.), b) choose subjects that would help them in their chosen career for Grade 8 to the end of the school system (incl. adding a third or fourth language as a subject) or c) leave the school system.
- LANGUAGES OFFERED: Arabic, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Afrikaans, English, Hindi, Swahili, Swazi.
- All subjects would be offered at all schools by rotating teachers between schools.
- The scholar with the highest marks in their district would get a free electric motorcycle from the state on their 18th birthday.
- Every school child would need to be registered on a database to ensure that they have a school in the following year.
- Medical professionals & teacher's degree bursaries for the top 10 best performing scholars in each district.
- Schools are separated by gender from Grade 4 onwards.
- School would be free for the first two children of the family until Grade 5. Third child pays. Child repeating grade pays.
- There would be regional sports academies that would select 16-year-olds & develop their talents
- Scholars over the age of 16 that are over 1,8 metres in height & are not already selected for a sport academy would be selected for their regional sport academies for basketball.
- National ID cards & passports could be done at schools.
- All people 17 years & older have a free email address from the state & would have to create a profile on the state social media to apply for a government job (Social media interactions would not determine whether a person gets a job).
- The most talented children at certain sports in each district would be given the opportunity to further develop their talent at a regional sports academy. NATIONAL SCHOOL SPORTS CODES: Athletics (60 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m, triple jump, long jump, high jump, javelin), tennis, badminton, gymnastics, cricket, basketball, baseball, football/soccer, beach soccer, volleyball, hockey, wrestling, seven's rugby, netball.
- PHYSICAL EDUCATION: All kids required to 1) run a kilometre under 7 minutes, 2) 10 crossbar lifts, 3) do a 50 count football keepy-uppy, 4) dribble a basketball the length of a basketball field & back, 5) score five free-throws & five three pointers on a basketball court in 15 shots each, 6) hit a baseball with a baseball bat 3 times in 9 pitches, 7) a front flip & 8) a back flip. Eight events to be practiced for two hours each every week. Physical Education is not counted in school marks but students capable of doing all activities every three months would get a small certificate from the Department of Sport & a pair of takkies.
As you can imagine, this system would make incredibly disciplined & physically fit individuals to take the land forward.• All citizens over 16 years would have the option to have a state sponsored circumcisions.
• Smoking & drinking legal at 21. Lottery/gambling legal at 16.
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