The curriculum is likely to be marked by changes for some time THE period of transition from the dreaded apartheid-based form of education to a curriculum that complements and nutures our new era of democracy is due to continue for some time to come. Linda Chisholm, who headed up the Curriculum 2005 review committee,does not […]
Proposed labour law changes will affect teachers negatively AN array of amendments to existing legislation on labour relations has recently been proposed by government — which, should they be passed, will have a significant impact on the working conditions and rights of teachers. The amendments range from those governing labour relations generally, to others which […]
Life Line Johannesburg gives youth space to explore important issues AFTER receiving counselling from Life Line’s youth programme in Alexandra and Dobsonville in Soweto, Nhlanhla Khonzeka is now equipped to help other youths in his community. Khonzeka, who says his life has always been unpleasant and frustrating, is involved in Life Line’s Wise Choices, a […]
LESANNE BROOKE reviews Life Skills and HIV/Aids Education: A Manual and Resource Guide for Intermediate Phase School Teachers (Heinemann and Planned Parenthood Association of South Africa, R99,95), Let’s Talk about Life: An Educational Book to End the Aids Crisis by Wesley M Collard and Daniel J Ncayiyana (South African Medical Press, R50) and Looking Forward […]
ROB Sieborger reviews Help-U-History Grade 12 Study Guide by Helen Terre Blanche and John Illsley (Kagiso, R65.00) IT’S not easy to write a study guide for matric history. There is a lot of content to cover and changes in the way that matriculation examination papers are set and the differences between the papers set in […]
Curriculum adviser Emilia Potenza answers questions about outcomes-based education (OBE) and Curriculum 2005 FROM February to May this year I was a member of the independent review committee appointed by Minister of Education Kader Asmal to review Curriculum 2005. Pages 8 and 9 in this edition of The Teacher give you an outline of our […]
Two young women talk about how they dealt with falling pregnant. LISA (22) speaks of the dilemmas she faced when she decided to have an abortion: When I was in matric, I fell in love with a guy. He wasn’t the sharpest dude in the shed! He was really a hopeless type. Look, he was […]
LITTLE is being done to help teachers develop a culture of human rights in their classrooms, a culture that will ultimately determine the success of our democracy. While we have a Constitution lauded by many as a blueprint for a modern democracy we have a rather different reality: crime, violence and a total disregard for […]
Curriculum adviser Emilia Potenza answers questions about outcomes-based education (OBE) and Curriculum 2005 Q: Has the status of the recommendations made by the review committee on C2005 changed in the last month? A: At a meeting of Cabinet on 25 July, the review of C2005 was considered. (The full report is available on http://education.pwv.gov.za under […]
Toys and games form a crucial part of a child’s development TO many people toys are seen as frivolous, as things for children merely to play with. While this is partly true, toys are also an often-overlooked educational necessity. A phrase becoming popular where toys are concerned is ”action learning”. Toy libraries, or action learning […]