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Veerle Dieltiens
Missed opportunities
For many, education is simply a daily routine of sitting through lessons without understanding.
Zimbabwe’s story of missed opportunities
The reaction of many Zimbabwean pundits to the overthrow of despots is to look for and accentuate similarities with their country.
Building democratic schools
In a months time, thousands of parents will gather in school halls and classrooms to vote for their representatives on school governing bodies (SGBs). As in any good political…
The public face of private schools
Private schools are often more the subject of myth than the gruelling reality of schooling. One stereotypical image of private schools is of boys in peaked caps playing cricket…
Not another brick in the wall
New ideas in school architecture reflect changes in educational philosophy, writes Veerle Dieltiens The standardised classroom measures 7m by 8m, three windows on one side, four…