Education
ANALYSIS: Why academic achievement rewards in schools may not be a good idea
Schools assert that reward programmes recognise hard work and scholastic achievements and that they motivate learners to achieve. But it's not as simple as one...
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WC engineer-turned-maths-teacher on a mission to get pupils to choose pure maths
Ashley Dudley, who is a qualified civil engineer, said he couldn't sit back and do nothing when people struggled with maths.
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YONELA DIKO: Education should not be commoditised
Education has become simply an economic investment used to draw economic returns and not a process of developing a human being for wider social development, writes Yonela Diko.
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Ramaphosa: SA education pursuing national rollout of coding and robotics
Delivering the keynote address at the education lekgotla, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that a coding and robotics curriculum had been submitted to Umalusi for evaluation and quality assurance. Ramaphosa added that 200 schools would be piloting the draft curriculum from grade R to three and 1,000 schools would be piloting the Grade 7 curriculum.
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A critical look at what’s missing from Muslim education in South Africa
There’s a concern among scholars that Muslim schooling and education in South Africa has remained unchanged in its ideas and the way it’s taught.
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WCED calls on Cosatu, other organisations to denounce defunding of education
The department said the severe budget cuts requested by National Treasury would further increase the challenges pupils in the province face.
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ANALYSIS: COVID-19 disruption may help lay firmer school maths foundation in SA
Long breaks from school lead to learning loss, with maths scores being particularly badly affected - but a return to core concepts could be the answer to a pre-pandemic problem.
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UN chief warns world facing 'generational catastrophe' on education
Guterres said that as of mid-July schools were closed in some 160 countries, affecting more than 1 billion students, while at least 40 million children have missed out on pre-school.
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DBE revises school calendar again
Manuel says Naptosa says it gives schools time to focus on reading, maths, and language this year.
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Gauteng schools to remain open amid rise in COVID-19 infections – Lesufi
The reopening of schools has been a controversial point of discussion amid the coronavirus pandemic with teacher unions calling it reckless and demanding they be closed.
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SAHRC: COVID-19 has brought sharp focus on children’s right to education
While many are strongly opposed to children returning to the classroom, the commission supports Unicef’s position that children should return to school as soon as possible.
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NIKKI BUSH: We must stop ‘play poverty’ to close the skills gap
Let no child be left behind because we didn’t care enough to ensure they played enough, writes Nikki Bush.
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MAUSHAMI CHETTY: Race, the elephant in our classrooms
Our unconscious biases can run contrary to our stated beliefs given that they are based on learned behaviour we pick up from society, writes Maushami Chetty.
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KZN Education MEC calls on police to protect schools from disruption
KZN Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu addressed the media as schools reopened for matrics and grade sevens on Monday. He called on police to maintain law and order after unrest in certain parts of the province.
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ANALYSIS: How SA can address digital inequalities in e-learning
COVID-19 has shown that technology is no longer a luxury but an important component of the education process. In presenting solutions, a wide range of factors must be considered.
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Coronavirus: 4 tips for parents who are homeschooling
Parents are juggling work, domestic life and a new role as teacher. Here are some ideas to try out as you homeschool your kids.
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WCED reminds pupils, parents lockdown is not a holiday
Learning must continue at home al Beit under far different conditions. Online is where learners are being told to go.
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Ramaphosa hails 2019 matric pass rate as a triumph
Ramaphosa says the results are a triumph and a clear signal that government's substantial investment in education is yielding results.
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ANALYSIS: Sex education raises questions about the role of the state in SA
Objections raised about the school syllabus by parents, schools and civil society point to a bigger problem with the state.
