Some 85 000 census takers (or enumerators) will take to the streets from Wednesday October 10 to gather information from approximately 10-million households across the country. Unlike most other statistical surveys, a census must gather information from every single member of society. According to Mpho Tsedu, Census 2001 training co-ordinator at Statistics SA, they will […]
Name: Mavis Strachan Age: 72 Occupation: Teacher What subjects do you teach? I studied to teach junior primary. Currently I am teaching children from grades one to three the language enrichment programme. Describe a typical day at school I usually have only six to eight children in my classes. Our day consists mainly of remedial […]
Nozuko Quvana tackles life as a teacher in a remote rural area I was employed in May 1996 as a teacher in one of Port St Johns’ Schools. I was very proud and happy to find that I was now employed and my dreams of being a teacher were fulfilled. On the day of my […]
There is an inconsistency in the National Curriculum Statement. It has to do with the number of learning programmes proposed for the Intermediate and Senior Phases. What is clear is that there will continue to be three learning programmes in the Foundation Phase. These are Literacy, Numeracy and Life Skills. Whereas before there was considerable […]
‘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 […]
The most vulnerable in society are set to benefit from new plans to include disabled learners in mainstream education, writes Julia Grey The principle of inclusion has long been promoted by the Department of Education as the fairest approach to special-needs learners, who’ve been marginalised for decades in separate schools. But sceptics have warned of […]
Apartheid-era perspectives still feature in history textbooks, according to Minister of Education Kader Asmal Minister of Education Kader Asmal cites the poor quality of history teaching at schools, the use of discredited apartheid-era textbooks, and the slide of history as a subject, as some of the reasons for the troubled state of history in schools. […]
Racism and sexism are now taboo in schools. But rampant homophobic bullying is ruining many young people’s lives. Wendy Berliner reports on a new strategy to fight it Tuesday October 2, 2001 The Guardian This summer more than four million, mostly young, people voted for Brian Dowling, the gay air steward who won Big Brother […]
Name: Vukile Mathabela Age: 24 Occupation: Promotions, events and marketing assistant Describe a typical workday. I communicate with the promotions co-ordinator on a daily basis with regard to departmental needs and tasks; Iiaise with sales people, presenters and producers concerning competitions; collect and file competition-winner information and check prizes received against contracts; and maintain and […]
Gava Kassiem recalls the ups and downs of her life as a teacher Learners are unaware of the tapestry they weave into an educator’s life. There are some who by their very nature embody the earnestness and nobility of a once-revered profession. My teaching career started in a township school in Athlone, a derelict building […]