2023
SAE3701 ASSIGNMENT 2
MEMORANDUM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
QUESTION 1
Write an essay to respond to the question: What can we learn from the youth of
1976, and are these lessons still applicable to the youth of today?
The lessons that can be learnt and are still applicable to youth are confidence, unity and
standing up. The youth of 1976 in South Africa displayed incredible bravery and
perseverance in their fight against a racist educational system that attempted to isolate
and degrade black students
Our youth must take the baton from 1976 and run with it to reach new heights. The
actions of the youth of 1976 must be seen as an example to inspire and empower
todays' youth so that they can develop a mindset to liberate themselves, to stand up
and confront the challenges they face, and not to wait for the government to do things
for them – just as their fellow students did in 1976.
Our youth can bring social reform and improvement in society. We cannot make do
without the youth of a country. Furthermore, the nation requires their participation to
achieve the goals and help in taking the country towards progress.
Likewise, we see how the development of any country requires active participation from
the youth. It does not matter which field we want to progress in, whether it is the
technical field or sports field, youth is needed. It is up to us how to help the youth in
playing this role properly. We must make all the youth aware of their power and the role
they have to play in nation-building.
An important lesson that can be drawn from the 1976 Uprisings is that the youth in this
respect played a leading role in waging battle against the exploitation and oppression of
the masses of the people. The youth determined for themselves what issue needed to
be addressed and how this issue should be addressed.
What the 1976 Uprisings should teach us as the current generation of youth is that we
must assume leadership in addressing challenges facing us. Solutions to some of the
most pressing challenges currently facing young people in South Africa essentially lie
with the youth of this country. Youth must rise!!
, QUESTION 2
1) Distinction between formal and informal learning in the pre-colonial context.
• Formal learning is learning that is delivered “in a systematic intentional way”. It’s
planned and guided by an instructor and it usually occurs in a face-to-face setting or
through an online learning platform, like an LMS. In a work environment, think of formal
training in the context of compliance training or new hire on boarding. These are training
types that need structure, have deadlines, and there’s a definitive goal.
•Informal learning is on the other end of the spectrum. It’s unstructured, often
unintended, and it occurs outside of a conventional learning setting. Importantly, it’s
self-directed, asynchronous, and has no real objectives, rather it just happens naturally.
Within your business, it can happen whenever and wherever. For example, you could
be chatting with a co-worker and she mentions that she found a more efficient way to
automate a manual process that you can use too. Although it wasn’t deliberate, you’ve
still learned something.
Education in pre-colonial Africa was therefore in the form of apprenticeship, a form of
informal education, where children and or younger members of each household mostly
learned from older members of their tribe/household/community. In most cases, each
household member learned more than one skill in addition to learning the values,
socialization, and norms of the community/tribe/household. Some of the common skills
thatpeople in pre-colonial Africa had to learn include; dancing, farming, wine making,
cooking (mostly the females), in some cases selected people learn how to practice
herbal medicine, how to carve stools, how to carve masks and other furniture. Story
telling also played significant role in education during pre-colonial Africa. Parents, other
older members of households and Griots used oral storytelling to teach children about
the history, norms and values of their household/tribe/community. Children usually
gathered around the storytellerwho then narrates stories, usually, using personifications
to tell a story that encourages conformity.
2. How would you explain the social activities in which song and dance played a
significant
role in the pre-colonial societies?
• Song and dance played a significant role in breeding joy or to express sadness,
SAE3701 ASSIGNMENT 2
MEMORANDUM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
QUESTION 1
Write an essay to respond to the question: What can we learn from the youth of
1976, and are these lessons still applicable to the youth of today?
The lessons that can be learnt and are still applicable to youth are confidence, unity and
standing up. The youth of 1976 in South Africa displayed incredible bravery and
perseverance in their fight against a racist educational system that attempted to isolate
and degrade black students
Our youth must take the baton from 1976 and run with it to reach new heights. The
actions of the youth of 1976 must be seen as an example to inspire and empower
todays' youth so that they can develop a mindset to liberate themselves, to stand up
and confront the challenges they face, and not to wait for the government to do things
for them – just as their fellow students did in 1976.
Our youth can bring social reform and improvement in society. We cannot make do
without the youth of a country. Furthermore, the nation requires their participation to
achieve the goals and help in taking the country towards progress.
Likewise, we see how the development of any country requires active participation from
the youth. It does not matter which field we want to progress in, whether it is the
technical field or sports field, youth is needed. It is up to us how to help the youth in
playing this role properly. We must make all the youth aware of their power and the role
they have to play in nation-building.
An important lesson that can be drawn from the 1976 Uprisings is that the youth in this
respect played a leading role in waging battle against the exploitation and oppression of
the masses of the people. The youth determined for themselves what issue needed to
be addressed and how this issue should be addressed.
What the 1976 Uprisings should teach us as the current generation of youth is that we
must assume leadership in addressing challenges facing us. Solutions to some of the
most pressing challenges currently facing young people in South Africa essentially lie
with the youth of this country. Youth must rise!!
, QUESTION 2
1) Distinction between formal and informal learning in the pre-colonial context.
• Formal learning is learning that is delivered “in a systematic intentional way”. It’s
planned and guided by an instructor and it usually occurs in a face-to-face setting or
through an online learning platform, like an LMS. In a work environment, think of formal
training in the context of compliance training or new hire on boarding. These are training
types that need structure, have deadlines, and there’s a definitive goal.
•Informal learning is on the other end of the spectrum. It’s unstructured, often
unintended, and it occurs outside of a conventional learning setting. Importantly, it’s
self-directed, asynchronous, and has no real objectives, rather it just happens naturally.
Within your business, it can happen whenever and wherever. For example, you could
be chatting with a co-worker and she mentions that she found a more efficient way to
automate a manual process that you can use too. Although it wasn’t deliberate, you’ve
still learned something.
Education in pre-colonial Africa was therefore in the form of apprenticeship, a form of
informal education, where children and or younger members of each household mostly
learned from older members of their tribe/household/community. In most cases, each
household member learned more than one skill in addition to learning the values,
socialization, and norms of the community/tribe/household. Some of the common skills
thatpeople in pre-colonial Africa had to learn include; dancing, farming, wine making,
cooking (mostly the females), in some cases selected people learn how to practice
herbal medicine, how to carve stools, how to carve masks and other furniture. Story
telling also played significant role in education during pre-colonial Africa. Parents, other
older members of households and Griots used oral storytelling to teach children about
the history, norms and values of their household/tribe/community. Children usually
gathered around the storytellerwho then narrates stories, usually, using personifications
to tell a story that encourages conformity.
2. How would you explain the social activities in which song and dance played a
significant
role in the pre-colonial societies?
• Song and dance played a significant role in breeding joy or to express sadness,
