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‘My favourite teacher’

Trevor Manuel’s maths teacher helped develop his head for numbers Who was your favourite teacher? My favourite teacher was Peter Meyer — he actually only became my favourite in…

Plays on life

Theatre helps teach valuable life skills THEATRE has always been a powerful educational medium. Realising this power, Arepp Educational Trust — a non-governmental organisation —…

The poorest schools of all

Minister of Education Kader Asmal held a conference to assess the state of farm schools last month. IN an effort to find a solution to the problems of farm schools, Minister of…

Edutech Puisano – Expo finals reveal skills gap between schools

Eskom Expo displays young talents, but also exposes gap between schools, reports Rowan Callaghan Artificial intelligence: Dean Whyte, a 13-year-old from Mondeor Primary, with the…

Parents to be school watchdogs

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has embarked on a drive to educate parents about their rights regarding the education of their children and to ensure that pupils spend…

Myths and limits that riddle education

The Public Report on Basic Education (Probe) in India has highlighted some of the similarities between the problems in education in that country and those in South Africa –…

Sounds like a good idea

Joan Gerntholtz is passionate about sounds – and we’re not talking about kwaito or rhythm and blues. Her obsession is the perfection of phonics, the crucial building blocks that…

March victims speak out

stall of apples, nuts and other snacks had been looted by the hordes of learners that flooded Johannesburg’s streets. They were supporting a march organised by the Congress of…

Dinaledi pilot finally gets off the ground

The Dinaledi project, which aims to boost pupils’ performance in maths and science, is finally showing signs of progress, almost 10 months after its launch in June last year.…