July 2010 - ABET and the Cosmic City Community
Kevin Hashatsi visits hundreds of ABET Classes every year. He sees all shapes, sizes, seasons and strivings of ABET. Imagine our delight when we received this report from him...
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WRITING COURSES - critical for even basic jobs
While illiteracy is an unseen problem, it profoundly impacts our society; illiteracy leads to low self-esteem, unemployment and poverty while writing courses, providing a certain level of literacy, empowers us to better our lives and the lives of our families. When it comes to literacy in South Africa, it is impossible to ignore just how great the divide is between those who can read and write and those who can't. And because of this divide, it's even more difficult for those who can, to understand how frustrating modern life can be without the tools you need to survive in it.
Writing courses helps students put observations into written form by having to fill out a questionnaire. Students can then take these replies and incorporate them into life in the workplace.
What we perceive as even the most basic of jobs, you need some level of literacy. An assistant in a shop needs to be able to write, a taxi driver must be able to read a map and write down directions or a telephone number. Level 1 is the lowest literacy level; people can sign their name or locate a piece of information in an article, but can't do much more, but with writing courses, it means a person can get by in society, be able to read and write.
What kind of instrument should I obtain to solve my problems easily and quickly? A pen - and writing courses; you are nothing without education. The improvement of education levels empowers a nation to raise its living standards by enabling the majority of its citizens to participate in profitable economic activities.
Triple E embraces the principle of lifelong learning and we have a strong commitment and determination in our resolve to better the lives of all by reducing the numbers of illiterate people in South Africa and are pro-active in our pursuit of eradicating debilitating educational backlogs.
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