The hidden curriculum is in most cases overlooked in the process of teaching and learning. It is a fact that, as educators are pressured to finish the curriculum, the skills presented by the hidden curriculum are ignored. This month I am choosing the theme of giving because this is a religious period, with Muslims observing […]
What makes a good teacher is a question that people in education grapple with regularly. I spoke to Matlodi Sekoto, a grade two teacher from the Paul Mosaka School in Soweto. Matlodi has been nominated for a good-teaching award by the staff at the school. What makes you a good teacher? I love teaching. I […]
Taking issue As promised, I will be talking to some special people. My guest this month is Linda Chisholm, chair of the review committee on Curriculum 2005 and the ministerial project committee on curriculum implementation. How far have we come since the review of Curriculum 2005? Following the release of the review committee report in […]
‘Bigotry, hatred, predudice – these are the ugly symptoms of a sickness that humanity has always and everywhere suffered. Racism can, will and must be defeated,” United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan once said. Schools, which are institutions that should be upholding a human rights culture, recently experienced incidents of racial intolerance. There is a need […]
Welcome to Talk/Bua, a new forum for all in education. What can you expect from this column? I will talk to different stakeholders in education, raise topical educational issues and create a forum to raise issues and find solutions. I am an educator and parent. I am the ex-deputy director general of education in Gauteng, […]
A teacher is a mentor, a supporter, a guide, a creator, a friend, and an enemy to what affects learners negatively. A mentor has travelled along the road of life and therefore has experience. The value of experience we as teachers bring to the classroom. It is to look at a learner as a tree […]