Forty-five years after thousands marched in protest against pass laws, women are still second class citizens, write Julia Grey and Edwin Naidu South African women are still fighting to be accepted as equals and given the same opportunities as males in the workplace, including in the teaching profession. Discrimination continues to undermine the status of […]
Dear Hansie Cronje I am sorry to hear that your appeal to the high court to have the life ban on your plying your trade in South Africa was unsuccessful. The law must be respected, and given the severity of your crimes, it would be difficult to disagree with the ruling. But ours is a […]
A Christian-based group and Kader Asmal lock horns, reports Edwin Naidu Minister of Education Kader Asmal has become embroiled in a bitter row with home schoolers over Curriculum 2005. Asmal has been the target of attacks since the release of the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) in July. Parents and educators claim his behaviour regarding the […]
There has been an uproar since last month’s issue, when the Teacher ran a cartoon featuring a bishop holding his hands up and saying: “Our Father in Heaven. Thy condom has come.” Educators expressed disappointment and some have threatened to discard this newspaper the next time it arrives at their school. We have received a […]
YOUR GUIDE TO INVESTING IN EDUCATION Annually an estimated R2-billion is pumped into education and corporate social responsibility projects aimed at making a difference in society. The investment in education from corporations throughout South Africa and parts of the world is starting to make a difference in the lives of learners and educators. The lives […]
Students of today must become the educators of tomorrow if the teaching profession is to thrive again, writes Edwin Naidu Thousands of vacancies! Hard-working individuals, with a friendly personality and a passion for teaching, urgently required. Excellent working hours and generous leave benefits, plus the opportunity to work with and shape the intellectuals of tomorrow. […]
Edwin Naidu reports on an ambitious plan by the Gauteng Department of Education to introduce computers to learners throughout the province and put the sparkle back into the city of gold The sense of excitement seen on the faces of educators, learners and parents gathered at Ikaneng Primary in Soweto last month for the launch […]
All nine hopefuls who made the final of the Anglo American/Sowetan 2001 Young Communicators Award showed they had the gift of the gab, reports Edwin Naidu The speeches at the final of the Anglo American/Sowetan 2001 Young communicators Award were of a high quality and touched on contemporary issues, such as South Africa’s ability to […]
Edwin Naidu discovers that for kids numbers fail to add up “I hate maths,” is the constant refrain from Brenwin, our eight-year-old who started grade three last month. His face lights up when one mentions reading or cars, particularly Mercedes McLaren and dethroned world champion Mika Hakkinen. However, when the subject turns to addition, subtraction […]
THE new school year got off to a dramatic start with Education Minister Professor Kader Asmal wielding a big stick during his surprise visits to schools where he found educators and learners still idle on the first day. The Minister visited schools in the Northern Province and Gauteng during opening day to ascertain whether learning […]
