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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated students should learn about the atrocities suffered by Indigenous people. However, appropriately teaching history is only one area that needs to be addressed.
South Africa has no comprehensive national media literacy programme. Often it comes down to individual teachers and schools to make learners more media literate.
Researchers argue that because all learning involves language, language and literacy should be taught explicitly across all school subjects. Language must be understood and learned in context.
If federal and provincial governments don’t step up their commitments to teaching citizens how our governments work, social media will continue to fill in the void with misinformation.
New research shows that extra-curricular activities do more to help close the attainment gap between richer and poorer pupils than nebulous lessons in ‘character’.
The impact of peace education or human rights courses ultimately depends on how teachers – who may not be neutral – implement them.
Most other African countries have a less fractious or problematic relationship to Shakespeare than South Africa does.
So-called ‘soft skills’ – including interpersonal skills, critical thinking and relationship-building – are rated as being important across all jobs and industries.
There are valuable and authentic wisdom traditions in all cultures. How can indigenous knowledge be woven into the existing science curriculum?
Developing friendships in classrooms is important for kids. How can teachers help?
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MBA Director & Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
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