ENG2612 Assignment
3 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 2024
(831460) - DUE 1
August 2024 ;100%
TRUSTED workings,
explanations and
solutions.
ADMIN
[COMPANY NAME]
, EXTRACT A When almost a third of learners halfway through their
second school year (Grade 2) do not know all the letters of the
alphabet, and fewer than half of Grade 6 learners tested could
achieve the Grade 3 benchmark in reading fluency, we are in a
crisis. It represents a devastating disregard for our responsibilities to
the next generation, as well as a national humiliation. It happened
under the noses of our teachers, education departments, political
parties, government – and parents. Not another day should be lost in
tackling this wasteland. We have lost a decade of progress; the
average Grade 4 child in South Africa is three years behind their
Brazilian counterpart. These measures will show results and help
restore citizens’ sense of priorities. A child can learn more under a
tree with a good teacher than from an untrained teacher in a pristine
building. To borrow the phrase of US campaign expert James
Carville, who coined the election theme, “It’s the economy, stupid”,
in education “It’s the teaching, stupid.” Still, physical conditions in
many schools are not acceptable. Someone needs to be named to
take responsibility for the quality of buildings, and to resolve the
problem of empty schools, including many Nelson Mandela raised
money to build. By mid-2023 there remained 3,300 schools still
using pit latrines, in which small children have died. For pity’s sake,
can we not end this rapidly, by putting one person in charge and
accountable in public, until it’s done? The budget for 4,000 schools
was R10-billion, which seems more than generous. Since most
schools without proper toilets are in rural areas, where the average
school size is fewer than 500 learners, the amount of about R2.5-
million per school seems excessive. An audit committee should be
asking searching questions. Source: Page 3 of 6 In an essay of not
more than 1000 words in length, critically evaluate the effectiveness
of the writer’s style of writing to appeal to the intended target
