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Activity 1: White Paper Commentary
Entering in to technology class for the first time I was very much excited to learn new stuff and
also polish what I self-taught myself. The course line was well laid out and all the topics were
very interesting, which I was anxious to do.
The first topic which was the White Paper, this was formulated and presented by the government
to help improve the standard of our education system. I saw the White Paper once when I was
teaching at Verchilds High School. It was send to us for perusal and to give our views or any
suggestion if we so desire. We discuss the White Paper briefly and were given an assignment to
read the White Paper, cut and paste an area of interest no more than five lines and make a general
comment on my views not exceeding five lines.
After reading the White Paper a section stood out to me, section three (3) topic; Teachers.
Objective one: To implement strategic planning to recruit top quality teachers, and objective two.
To attract into the teaching profession persons with a genuine desire for classroom teaching
and/or related teaching career activities and a manifested commitment to teaching as a career and
as social service. I agree with the objective above # 2, there are too