One of the demands of OBE is that teaching should be ‘learner-centred’ rather than ‘teacher-/educator-centred’. This is probably one of the main reasons for the failure of OBE. Let’s not reduce teachers to being a mere ‘facilitator’.

Late last year Prof. George Claassen, the Chairman of Sceptics South Africa, issued ‘an ultimatum’ for schools in South Africa to stop teaching religion in the classroom. Claassen warned that Sceptics South Africa is ‘monitoring’ schools to ensure that there is no Bible reading or prayer. Claassen maintains that it is ‘unacceptable’ that some schools [...]

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