Improving those Matric Results

South African 2010 matric results are out. Better than last year but still great scope for improvement.

Our education system strives toward a brilliant teacher in a well-appointed classromm. Some schools can provide this. Those at the bottom of the food chain are less able to. For them, a different model makes sense: Find those brilliant teachers and put the entire curriculum on video. Let students work through the videos at their own pace, guided by their teachers who now take on the role of tutor -- dealing with specific individual questions from the students -- rather than simply regurgitating a lesson badly.