Curriculum
latest news & developmentsHow to choose the best online school
This involves a comprehensive assessment of factors: accreditation, curriculum the quality of interactive learning and support services
A spirit guide to ethical black feminist thinking and praxis
bell hooks’s refusal to ‘get in formation’ foregrounded healing as the foundation to a communal liberatory agenda
Africa’s first green school ‘cultivates a love of nature’
The Paarl campus of Green School South Africa uses solar power and climate-smart water management systems.
Building bridges across the unequal education divide
Sharing resources can ensure no child will be left behind
Testing the ‘glass cliff’ theory at school
Some think that putting women in sticky situations when they reach the top is setting them up for failure, but the opposite could be true
The humble syllabus puts students first
By building online courses backwards, the necessary skills can be taught in stages
Unnatural: Conservation is yet another legacy of colonialism
Using assumptions and faulty tools leads to racist conclusions about why so few black students are taking up biological sciences
Confronting inequality during the school closures
Using a variety of methods and interactions, teachers and students have had to adapt to a new idea of the classroom
Prepare for the ‘unknown unknowns’
Universities need to adapt teaching and curricula to cater for the fourth industrial revolution
Prune curricula to promote new learning
Googling means students don’t have to memorise things, but knowledge is crucial for critical thinking
Plan outpaces the learners and teachers
I recently bumped into a friend who is an experienced teacher at a suburban primary school and who generally loves his work. But he says he is becoming tired of the jam-packed…
Reimagining initial teacher education
Preparing our children for the future begins with our educators. Focusing on ‘lifeworthy’ training is a good step
Focus on digital content for teachers and schoolchildren
Education policy has always been, and will continue to be, closely related to South Africans’ social conditions
Just what is ‘economics for Africa’?
A relevant economics curriculum should include different schools of thought and students must learn to engage with these in a critical way
Rethinking economics for Africa is a duty
Students must start a formal process to reform curriculums and fill gaps in a unitary approach