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Four things teachers wish parents knew
Our education blogger wonders if parents are aware of the extra work teachers often put in to help and educate their kids at school and how parents can help. “Don’t swear!” “Pick up those papers and...
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The learners have their say
In my previous blog I wrote about what teachers would like parents to know. It is also important that teachers and parents hear learners’ views. It’s only fair. And it could be enlightening. I’ve done...
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Allow kids cellphones in class – here’s why
Education blogger Olga Channing says using cellphones in class could aid learning and encourage mutual respect. Learners live in a world different to that of learners 10 years ago – and technology such...
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My journey into the classroom
Our second education blogger Reyanah Manuel, who teaches at a primary school, introduces herself and shares how she got into teaching. Teaching was never part of my plan. When I was younger, I was...
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Discipline in the classroom
Discipline is always an issue in any classroom and education blogger Reyanah Manuel shares how she tries to make it work in her Grade 7 class. When kids enter my Grade 7 classroom at the start of the...
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A day filled with poetic rewards
Our education blogger is reminded once again why teaching is so rewarding when she gets a surprising response to a poetry assignment in the classroom. It’s nearly “that time of the year” again....
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Help your child study
It’s time for the final exams of the school year and education blogger and primary school teacher Reyanah Manuel has tips for parents to help their children study and do so much better in class and...
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It’s the end of the year and the teachers are getting silly
Our education blogger and her colleagues entertained the kids at their school with a staff concert shortly before the exams. It’s exam time and most activities have tailed off. Teachers are working...
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My kids are leaving the nest . . .
Our education blogger gets ready to say a sad farewell to her Grade 7 learners who are moving from their comfort zones to the bottom of the pecking order at high school. As the December holiday looms...
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Thanks for the memories, kids!
In her final blog of the year, our education blogger confesses she got a little teary as she watched her Grade 7s thank each teacher as they finished their primary school days in a whirlwind of fun and...
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