Though it’s based in fact and measurement, science teaching needn’t only foreground individuals, but can situate itself in a web of knowledge and try to lower barriers to learning
Schools in Kenya will reopen only in 2021. Meanwhile, children are getting their education on the streets, through becoming involved in petty crime
Reopening of schools seems to be less about the teachers, parents and students and more about desperate attempts to rescue our failing and unsustainable capitalist economy
The latest, unscientific decision to close schools again won’t help poor students. Strategies must be identified to help learners stay in school
Economically disadvantaged students suffer most from disrupted education, but they also have the most to contribute to lessening inequality when we build the new normal
Loneliness can seem like a hopeless hole that increases anxiety, depression, fears or thoughts of suicide
Because of the government’s indecisiveness, we have missed the boat on charting new territory for learning
Schooling is stuck in the 1950s, but technology must be blended with the basics of education
Just what they’ll learn or be taught will be outside the curriculum, which may have to happen later
The academic year will extend into 2021 in a ‘deliberately cautious approach’ as president confirms South Africa has world’s fifth-highest Covid-19 infection tally
Technology offers students a richer learning experience and helps prepare them for the workplace
These schools, to varying degrees, have an intense attachment to the values of authority and obedience — it is an attachment which numbs critical thought
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing us to respond to issues that were around before Covid-19, including at schools in poor areas
The party released its plan for the reconstruction of the country’s post-coronavirus economy on Friday. This would involve changes to Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act
Children are expected to keep learning at home during the coronavirus lockdown, but a lack of resources makes this a tricky prospect for some of them
Despite the department of basic education’s announcement that teachers and learners were given orientation about the coronavirus, anecdotal evidence doesn’t bear this out
Only grades six, 11 and R will return to school as expected, with the rest to be phased in later in the month
Contradictory pandemic regulations could to be putting critical training in jeopardy
It may well be that we have warm bodies in schools, but to think their minds are highly productive is a reach
With the closure of schools, learning has moved to online platforms across the world, but a UNESCO report said only 12% of households in the least-developed countries have internet access at home
A report from Unesco highlights a lack of access to online learning: only 12% of learners in sub-Saharan Africa can connect to the internet at home
High-stakes choices today, transforming education for tomorrow. Covid-19 must be used as a catalyst to strengthen health and education
Communication about the behavioural shifts and adaptations needed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic at institutions of higher education must be student-led
The youth of today can learn from the youth of 1976, who rose up and rejected the Bantu education system
In April, UniZulu announced that it had negotiated zero-rated data with MTN, Telkom and Cell C in so its students could access teaching and learning on its online platform without incurring data costs
The way in which Angie Motshekga has handled the reopening of schools has caused many people to lose confidence in her
Knowing the learners and teachers and what they need is essential to reform in the school system
The department of basic education has developed guidelines to assist schools with minimising the spread of the coronavirus
Even those schools with online structures in place were not prepared for the emotional and cognitive demands this approach brings
Schools are to start a phased reopening from June 1, but Covid-19 protocols must be in place. And teachers will also have to deal with learners’ and parents’ uncertainty created by the pandemic
A survivor tells of how Islamists carrying AK-47s arrived on motorbikes, forced fleeing children to lie on the ground and beat teachers before setting a building on fire
Collaborating with other universities will assist in dealing with diseases and other social issues that know no borders