It’s not always possible to anticipate exactly how national processes will unfold. Although there had been every indication that the release of the draft National Curriculum Statement would be delayed, it was released for public comment and posted on the government website at the end of July. Any confusion I may have caused in my […]
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 […]
HIV/Aids Q&A Across the world, Aids is increasing most rapidly in young heterosexual women. Britain has found that young pregnant women under the age of 20 are most likely to be infected – findings similar to South Africa. The teaching community in South Africa has been slow to rise to the challenges HIV poses for […]
Next month the role of teachers will be marked through a number of activities organised by the thousands of men and women who make a difference in classrooms throughout the world. World Teachers’ Day is observed on October 5 with the theme: “Qualified teachers for quality education”. It is a day ordinary South Africans should […]
Gone are the days when only nerds played chess. The game requires cunning and mastery and appeals to a wide range of players, writes Sean O’Connor Chess is a ruthless game, yet injuries are rare. “The worst thing that could happen is you fall off your chair,” says Kevin Horne, a veteran of the chess […]
Julia Grey finds that when cultures clash, tempers run high Hoerskool Delmas in Mpumalanga displays its cultural heritage most dramatically: an authentic ox wagon, reminiscent of those used by the Voortrekkers, is mounted proudly in front of the school buildings. Principal Jurie de Jongh doesn’t believe this symbol of Boer history shows a bias in […]
Several schools in Gauteng have fallen prey to a computer company whose promises have left them offline and in debt, writes Julia Grey Debt amounting to millions has been added to the burdens of at least four Gauteng schools which found out too late that their trust in a computer firm was misplaced. On the […]
“Qualified Teachers for Quality Education” is the theme for World Teachers’ Day, observed globally on October 5 World Teachers’ Day began in 1994 as a Unesco event to acknowledge the contribution of teachers, as well as to highlight their concerns. “There is no question that teachers should be honoured with their own day of celebration. […]
Cathay Pacific brought learners from around the globe together to experience each others’ cultures, writes Grace Black Weddings under the stars with music, fancy costumes and delectable titbits. This was the scene in the Rustenburg Nature Reserve, in the Magaliesberg, recently when students from around the world performed mock traditional weddings. Students from countries like […]
Not money, but a lack of status lies at the heart of the crisis in teaching, reports Wendy Berliner Tuesday September 4, 2001 It’s the beginning of a drama lesson. Mixed ability. Year 10. So it’s a bunch of 15 year-olds, some of them looking a lot older, some of them far from saints, being […]