A fifth grade teacher conducts her class via distance learning in a classroom.
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Just because learning is remote in many places doesn’t mean teachers can’t build more meaningful relationships with their students, a researcher who has examined the issue suggests.
The quality of teacher-student rapport is not always the stuff of Hollywood fantasies but how it’s handled still matters. Here, the final scene from Dead Poets Society.
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Personal interaction between teacher and students impacts learning, just as it does in the movies.
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In a society like South Africa’s that is increasingly becoming polarised, simplified opinions should be approached with caution.