Authors: Grames Chirwa and Devika Naidoo Malawi is a country plagued by social and health problems, such as drug and substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, teenage pregnancies and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. These social and health challenges demand that young people be empowered with appropriate information and skills to enable them to effectively deal with these situations. …
Authors: Annemarie Fritz-Stratmann, Antje Ehlert and Gabriele Klüsener The authors of this article argue that it is important for pre-service teachers to know about the psychology of learning mathematics (i.e. how children develop concepts) in order for them to be able to help children who encounter problems. Therefore, this article explores how a remedial programme, …
Author: Pierre du Plessis Discipline problems do exist in South African schools, and in other countries, and the situation is getting worse. The author argues that everyone who cares about children should cares about poor discipline and school violence. He adds that it is time to break the silence that too often characterises even the …
Learner Discipline in Crisis: Can South African schools overcome the problem? Read More »
Author: Caroline Fitzpatrick Research shows that child characteristics in kindergarten play an important role in determining their academic success and educational achievements. The effects of these characteristics can have a profound influence even into early adulthood. These characteristics include mathematics and reading skills. However, executive function skills are also important predictors of later success, and …
Author: Louïne van der Vyver ________________________________________________________________________________ It is imperative – your school needs a website. The internet has become the modern mom’s compass. To have an online presence is indispensible: firstly it alerts prospective parents of your school’s existence, and secondly it can be used sucessfully as a marketing platform to attract new learners. It …
Assertive Discipline in the Classroom Author: Mrs. B Short Teaching School Development Practitioner Department of Childhood Education Faculty of Education University of Johannesburg No matter how well planned your lesson is, how beautiful your teaching aids are or how lovely your classroom looks, if the learners in your class are not well disciplined you will …
Authors: Sarah Gravett and Sarita Ramsaroop The Integrated Strategic Planning Framework for Teacher Education and Development in South Africa of 2011 proposed the establishment of teaching schools to strengthen teacher education. These schools would be ‘teaching laboratories’ where students observe best practice and participate in teaching activities. They would also be centres for research into …
Bridging theory and practice in teacher education: teaching schools – a bridge too far? Read More »
