ICT  BARRIES  IN  EDUCATION

The  necessity  to  use  information  and  communication  technology  in  all  schools  around South  Africa  grows  enormously  by  the  day. The  need  to  explore  the  whole  world,  not forgetting  the  universe  itself,  and  tapping  to  any  source  of  knowledge, lies  with  only  a touch  of  a  button ; a  touch  of  a button  that  is  in  demand  but  barely  available  in  the South  African  schools.

Most  schools  in  South  Africa, especially  in  the  rural  parts  of  this  country,  lack  the infrastructures  and  competences  which  support  the  use  of  ICT, not  only  as  a  school pedagogy  but  also  as  sources  of  knowledge  for  the  whole  surrounding  communities . And  also , most  South  African  schools  in  general ,and  rural  schools  in  particular , have many  students  who  have  weak  ICT  background  and  consequently  their  progress at tertiary  education  level  and  career  choices  suffer , especially  in  the  urban  career context. Schools  in  most  parts of  the  rural  areas  do  not  have  enough  classrooms  which  can  be converted  as  computer  labs , and  there  is  not  enough  network  coverage  to  support  the use  of  internet.

My  ideal  and  goal  as  a  future  foundation  phase  teacher  is  to  create  an  awareness  and encourage -both  the  government  and  to  private  business  sectors- to  fund  the  projects  of ICT  in  rural  areas  by  expressing  my  views  in  social  networks  and  in  other mass  media about  the  inadequacy  and  necessity  of  ICT  in  rural areas.