Schooling
How much homework is too much for children?
Homework is needed because children need to practice to develop the skills that they are exposed to at school, but can it get a bit too much?
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ANALYSIS: COVID-19 exposes underbelly of SA’s education system
The inequalities in South Africa's education are systematically being exposed at a scale not experienced before.
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Sanitisers, masks, water being delivered to schools ahead of 1 June - Motshekga
Schools in the country closed more than two months ago in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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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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'School's won't re-open in May' - Angie Motshekga
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said schooling would not resume in May in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. She said only senior officials would start working from 4 May to help with preparations, followed by school management from 11 May, and from 18 May, teachers would go in to start preparations for the resumption of schooling.
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Proposed return date for grade 7s, 12s is 1 June - Motshekga
Angie Motshekga said the principles of opening schools at the right time was accepted once all conditions had been met.
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Pupils’ lives won’t be put at risk, says dept in school resumption proposal
Parliament’s education committees were on Wednesday briefed on the department’s plan for the phased reopening of schools.
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Shorter holidays, no sports: What schooling might look like amid COVID-19
The Basic Education Department is gearing up to get the school calendar going again, with a proposed plan in place to have grades seven and 12 heading back to the classroom first on Wednesday 6 May, followed by other grades in phases.
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OPINION: Gifted children in Africa’s urban slums are an untapped resource
Opportunity is the key.We all know that it doesn’t matter whether you’re rich or poor.
