If anyone still doubts that our educational systems are in trouble…
Business Report – Educor row delays student certificates
Take antiquated bureaucratic administration systems, add completely disassociated profit centric corporate governance – overseen by a splintered mess of para-statal revolving-door supposed quality assurance bodies that in some cases double as tax-break kick-back channels for fat-cat corporates – and think you are going to get qualifications that mean something – hmmm – wish I knew a solution, but it sure is a mess.
The article suggests to me that the student accademic records are corrupt, and when this happens to manually created and maintained records usually that means they are impossible to fix beyond the level of some clever thumb-sucking.
There were reasons I left that stable.
This week Hancock received from her lawyer a fax of a letter from Educor’s lawyers, which warned of the derailment of the settlement unless Hancock stopped discussing the matter with the media.
I think that tells you most everything you need to know about Educor. It’s time someone inside Educor starts a union – especially for the largely ‘independent contractors’ teaching staff – a set-up that releaves Educor of much any need to consider social responsibilities, bother with UIF issues etc. That may just fix a few things.
When proffit is more important than education
If anyone still doubts that our educational systems are in trouble…
Business Report – Educor row delays student certificates
Take antiquated bureaucratic administration systems, add completely disassociated profit centric corporate governance – overseen by a splintered mess of para-statal revolving-door supposed quality assurance bodies that in some cases double as tax-break kick-back channels for fat-cat corporates – and think you are going to get qualifications that mean something – hmmm – wish I knew a solution, but it sure is a mess.
The article suggests to me that the student accademic records are corrupt, and when this happens to manually created and maintained records usually that means they are impossible to fix beyond the level of some clever thumb-sucking.
There were reasons I left that stable.
I think that tells you most everything you need to know about Educor. It’s time someone inside Educor starts a union – especially for the largely ‘independent contractors’ teaching staff – a set-up that releaves Educor of much any need to consider social responsibilities, bother with UIF issues etc. That may just fix a few things.