Teaching
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The classroom is an ecosystem, not a one-person job
As South Africa faces rising educator resignations and high rates of burnout, building collaborative support networks and mentorship programmes is crucial to keeping teachers in…
The subject I teach without a syllabus
There is no curriculum or rubric for belonging, yet fostering connection and individuality is the most vital lesson an educator can deliver in the classroom.
SA’s universities must move beyond didactic and research paradigms to advancing society
A university that teaches but does not innovate, that researches but does not apply, will find itself detached from the society it is meant to serve and elevate
Teaching is an act of nation building
Every learner whose life is shaped by a teacher has the potential to shift the future of this country
Less testing, more thinking: The case for project-based learning in schools
If we want to equip the next generation to lead, innovate and collaborate in a complex world, we need to move beyond outdated models of education
What Vhembe’s success teaches us about quality education in South Africa
In 2020, Nelson Mandela University physics professor, Azwinndini Muronga, wrote in the Mail & Guardian about Vhembe’s remarkable performance in the 2019 national senior…
SA’s teachers deserve more than criticism … here’s how we can support them
Rather than pointing fingers at educators for poor results, let’s shift the narrative and empower them to do more with less
How should we teach in a time of genocide when teachers are being silenced?
Given South Africa’s history of colonialism and apartheid, learners are asking why Israel is called an apartheid state but teachers have been told not to talk about power,…
Schools need teachers with diverse identities
Despite desegregation, schools tend to retain their historical learner and teacher racial profiles
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
What do South African students learn when we teach about race?
There is a conspicuous lack of teaching resources to address the historical construction of race in the South African context.
What is the best way to train South Africa’s teachers?
The apparent benefits of the internship model need to be offset by operational, political and academic challenges
GDP, recession, JSE, rallying rand … these terms mean very little to unemployed South Africans. This is the real picture of our economy
The economy is not producing work, with many young adults working outside their fields of study or considering leaving the country as a result
The Portfolio: Deseni Soobben
Deseni Soobben’s sensibilities have changed over the years, but she keeps revisiting the composition and design techniques she learned from her mentors
Q&A Sessions: ‘A good teacher must love the kids’
As a child, Mokhudu Machaba had to cross a flooded river on her way to school in rural Limpopo. She fell pregnant at 15 but returned to complete her matric and found employment…