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/ 7 November 2006
A new book sheds light on the lives of schoolchildren from different backgrounds, writes Denise Rack Louw.
Marguerite Poland’s new novel Iron Love is set at St Andrew’s College, Grahamstown. TWO years ago, Marguerite Poland and I were sitting at school desks in a classroom at St Andrew’s College, Grahamstown. ”My great-grandfather (an alumnus of the school) would have a fit if he could see me here!” she murmured, conscious of the […]
Denise Rack Louw reviews Could Do Better: School Reports of the Great and the Good edited by Catherine Hurley (Pocket Books, R116) Teachers should take note: the comments they write in pupils’ reports could return to haunt them in years to come. Could do better is a recently published book that shows how far off […]
This book would make an excellent guide on any journey in the Eastern Cape, as well as a good-read resource for the class or school library, with its useful information on the history and geography of the areas covered. Author Jeanette Eve taught English literature at secondary and tertiary level before taking up a post […]
The successful development of Blair Atholl School, north of Johannesburg, is an achievement that golfer Gary Player holds almost as dear as the many medals and cups he has gathered through his illustrious career. When Player bought the Blair Atholl estate in 1983, it had a simple farm school for about 20 children. Today Blair […]