For the past years I've been surrounded by highly frustrated PhD and Masters candidates. Many of them complain of insufficiency and effective of Supervisors in guiding them in accomplishing their task and fulfilling their dream of writing a eloquent thesis.
Right here next to me are two guyz who are also faced with similar case and I just can't sit down like a spectator. Our Brothers and Sister are dedicating their valuable time and energy in drafting and writing thesis everyday with no supervisor guidance. They keep on neglecting their duties while earning as ghost workers. This is academic crime which is intolerable by me as a growing eLearning Champion. Three weeks without feedback from a supervisor is total negligence and there's no justifiable excuse for it. Supervisors must just be restricted from Supervising more than three candidates per semester to avoid overloading of work to supervisors since they are also lecturing during day time.
Our institutions should design a commitment form for both Supervisor and Students to sign under Oath that they will mutually work with each other until the thesis is submitted and accepted by Varsity department council as good enough for a candidate to graduate.A draft programme should accompany this document and must be agreed upon by both parties involved.
I suggest that, Deans, Head of Department, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Head of research Unit should should spearhead this process and form part of this committee as it seek to dent the image of some South African Institutions of Higher Learning. The Varsity Senate Council should also adopt this as a strategy to provoke confidence to these candidates and to safe guard them in the same time.
Candidates are loosing their sponsors money because of taking too long to complete their thesis at the stipulated time and others are being sued for breach of contract for the afore- mentioned reasons.
"Education to Us means a Service to Africa", Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Where is men species?
For the pass 3years I have been invited to Pre-School Graduations ceremonies as some kind of a Chancellor to Bless the Children who are about to start their Grade R education. I have done this with a passion and dedication without expecting payment since I viewed these events as a platform for me to encourage parents "to serve, suffer and sacrifice for their Children education because to me, education means a service to Africa".
However, in these event I found it so hard to comprehend the fact that "The Male parents are always absent". It puzzled me because I'm sure not all of their fathers are migrant workers, died or unknown by their mothers.
What happened to men? Have we lost Love for our children?
On one ceremony, a drunken men came with his heavily intoxicated friends to the ceremony. Firstly, I got so angry with this unspeakable behaviour but later I was so pleased to hear him telling his friends to leave if they careless about their children. On that day we were six men there, me, Preacher, Principal's Husband and the drunken men with his friends. Usually is me and the Pastor who represent men species.
Qouting Pastor Chris Oyakhilome "If you're a parent, you ought to have a vision for your children, especially while they're still young".
I challenge every men out there to demonstrate the "Spirit of Ubuntu" towards their own children and also appeal to those women who are cutting off their children father involvement in the child daily life to please involve them for the sake of the child. To stepmothers to allow their partners to visit their children more often without a fear of loosing them.
The fundamental duty of male species is to Protect, Love, Shelter and Cater for his family. We as men need to restore our dignity in the community which is tinted by cloud of being associated with Child and Woman abuse.
We can do all this if we show them Love, because Love conquers everything.
However, in these event I found it so hard to comprehend the fact that "The Male parents are always absent". It puzzled me because I'm sure not all of their fathers are migrant workers, died or unknown by their mothers.
What happened to men? Have we lost Love for our children?
On one ceremony, a drunken men came with his heavily intoxicated friends to the ceremony. Firstly, I got so angry with this unspeakable behaviour but later I was so pleased to hear him telling his friends to leave if they careless about their children. On that day we were six men there, me, Preacher, Principal's Husband and the drunken men with his friends. Usually is me and the Pastor who represent men species.
Qouting Pastor Chris Oyakhilome "If you're a parent, you ought to have a vision for your children, especially while they're still young".
I challenge every men out there to demonstrate the "Spirit of Ubuntu" towards their own children and also appeal to those women who are cutting off their children father involvement in the child daily life to please involve them for the sake of the child. To stepmothers to allow their partners to visit their children more often without a fear of loosing them.
The fundamental duty of male species is to Protect, Love, Shelter and Cater for his family. We as men need to restore our dignity in the community which is tinted by cloud of being associated with Child and Woman abuse.
We can do all this if we show them Love, because Love conquers everything.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Are the Youth Political Organisations contributing to youth development?
Recently, there has been an outcry of lack of visibility and meaningful contribution of Youth Political Organizations in a Development of our Youth.
This is speculated to be caused by Power- Hungry young politicians whose main aim is to rise to Parliament one day. Our Young Politicians has lost focus and resorted on competing on power- struggle and some are operating at the mute level.
It is more worse these days because the so called Youth Commission is dysfunctional. I wonder what are these comrades doing and if they are accountable to any government institutions. On what budget are they operating from? Another fact is, the structure has been infiltrated by one organization who claim to represents the youth of South Africa.
I've been told that Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang is appointed as Minister in Presidency: Sport and Youth Affairs; and I was wondering the relevancy of her in that portfolio. We need an energetic Youth Leader to lead that portfolio since she's old enough to fall under Youth. Alternatively, she needs to be capacitated with a designated Youth Leader who have Youth aspiration at heart.
I am also disappointed with Pan Africanist Youth Congress of Azania (PAYCO) visibility. They have not come out of closet and introduce a progressive youth programme to rally and unite our youth. I don't mean they have to be controversial like Mr. Julius Malemela (ANCYL President) but rather be persuasive and constructive in their effort to seek political fame.
Resolution:
* We need to Capacitate our Youth Commission
* Our Sport personalities needs to be more aligned to Youth Agendas
* Our Youth political organisation needs to establish a meaningful Youth Agendas
* To restore discipline among youth leaders
* Contextualized the Awareness programmes
* To tackle the crime prevalence in our community
* Graduates to be more involved in Youth projects as role models.
Lastly, Youth organizations needs to swallow their visible political pride and work together for the upliftment of our community standards and assists government in job- creation.
I Remain
"Agitator"
*
This is speculated to be caused by Power- Hungry young politicians whose main aim is to rise to Parliament one day. Our Young Politicians has lost focus and resorted on competing on power- struggle and some are operating at the mute level.
It is more worse these days because the so called Youth Commission is dysfunctional. I wonder what are these comrades doing and if they are accountable to any government institutions. On what budget are they operating from? Another fact is, the structure has been infiltrated by one organization who claim to represents the youth of South Africa.
I've been told that Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang is appointed as Minister in Presidency: Sport and Youth Affairs; and I was wondering the relevancy of her in that portfolio. We need an energetic Youth Leader to lead that portfolio since she's old enough to fall under Youth. Alternatively, she needs to be capacitated with a designated Youth Leader who have Youth aspiration at heart.
I am also disappointed with Pan Africanist Youth Congress of Azania (PAYCO) visibility. They have not come out of closet and introduce a progressive youth programme to rally and unite our youth. I don't mean they have to be controversial like Mr. Julius Malemela (ANCYL President) but rather be persuasive and constructive in their effort to seek political fame.
Resolution:
* We need to Capacitate our Youth Commission
* Our Sport personalities needs to be more aligned to Youth Agendas
* Our Youth political organisation needs to establish a meaningful Youth Agendas
* To restore discipline among youth leaders
* Contextualized the Awareness programmes
* To tackle the crime prevalence in our community
* Graduates to be more involved in Youth projects as role models.
Lastly, Youth organizations needs to swallow their visible political pride and work together for the upliftment of our community standards and assists government in job- creation.
I Remain
"Agitator"
*
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