The increasing emphasis on testing in U.S. schools is a consequence of perhaps the most profound change in American education in modern times — the shift in focus from teaching to learning. When education systems concentrate on teaching, the emphasis is on the process of instruction, measured in the length of time students are exposed to teaching. (Think, for instance, of the 180-day school year.) Time is the constant; all students are expected to learn the same amount of information in the same period of time. (source Los Angeles Times)
Zimbabwe’s Higher Education is in Shambles
The country’s education system has not been immune to the tense political situation and harsh socio-economic conditions that prevailed for over a decade. The once revered education system is now a shadow of its former self. Many schools and institutions of higher learning have not been operating at full capacity for years, depriving millions of students their right to quality education . (source www.financialgazette.co.zw)