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Michael Workman

Michael Workman is a retired educator. He has an M.Ed (Curriculum Theory, Planning, Development and Contemporary Issues in Curriculum Evaluation) from the former University of Natal.

Latest Work

OPINIONISTA

1 February 2024

Desperate times call for desperate measures — and our schooling is in dire straits

By Michael Workman

3 min

OPINIONISTA

16 July 2023

Our archaic matric exam system dates back to 1858 and can inflict a lifetime of mental scars

By Michael Workman

4 min

OPINIONISTA

9 March 2023

The matric exam is a mockery and should be scrapped – it has no place in modern education

By Michael Workman

3 min

OPINIONISTA

16 January 2023

Our education system is failing and crime and corruption are a major part of the problem

By Michael Workman

4 min

OPINIONISTA

3 August 2022

A bleak future awaits our children if education continues to focus on the past and ignore the future

By Michael Workman

4 min

OPINIONISTA

29 June 2022

Steaming (and streaming) ahead in the brave new world of 4IR education

By Michael Workman

4 min

OPINIONISTA

1 March 2022

Let’s empower our children to take on the microchip world of the future

By Michael Workman

4 min

OPINIONISTA

31 January 2022

It’s a brave new world out there — we need a brave new education curriculum to prepare for the 4IR

By Michael Workman

4 min

OPINIONISTA

8 December 2021

When it comes to education curriculum reform in South Africa, context is everything

By Michael Workman

4 min

OPINIONISTA

10 October 2021

Singapore is a maths success story, but here’s why South Africa should not adopt its education model

By Michael Workman

3 min

OPINIONISTA

29 August 2021

We need competent, professional teachers to fix South Africa’s education system

By Michael Workman

3 min

OPINIONISTA

10 August 2021

If we want to transform our caterpillars into butterflies, we must ditch the school curriculum

By Michael Workman

3 min

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Latest Work

Desperate times call for desperate measures — and our schooling is in dire straits

Our archaic matric exam system dates back to 1858 and can inflict a lifetime of mental scars

The matric exam is a mockery and should be scrapped – it has no place in modern education

Our education system is failing and crime and corruption are a major part of the problem

A bleak future awaits our children if education continues to focus on the past and ignore the future

Steaming (and streaming) ahead in the brave new world of 4IR education

Let’s empower our children to take on the microchip world of the future

It’s a brave new world out there — we need a brave new education curriculum to prepare for the 4IR

When it comes to education curriculum reform in South Africa, context is everything

Singapore is a maths success story, but here’s why South Africa should not adopt its education model

We need competent, professional teachers to fix South Africa’s education system

If we want to transform our caterpillars into butterflies, we must ditch the school curriculum