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Changing schools like clothes
With a new year usually comes a new school for some learners. Trish Lazenby Schoeman looks back on the trauma she experienced of going through 11 schools in her childhood. A frail little girl in pigtails smiles shyly with all her milk teeth still in...
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Sowing seeds of cooperation
Two budding United Kingdom scientists -- one a diminutive pre-teen, the other just a year older -- captivated international delegates at the seventh Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) conference in Durban recently. Zoe Parfitt (13), a...
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Where the spirit of horses lives
Weston Agricultural College, a boys' school in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands originally built as a remount depot for the second Anglo Boer War, has unveiled a monument to animals that died during wartime. Apart from its terrible toll on human lives, th...
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'Migrant learners' flee shoddy schools
Music blares from the house as people walk past the corrugated-iron sliding gate, trying to sidestep a used condom lying on the pavement. It is 10am on Saturday at an informal boarding house in Hoosen Haffejee Street, Pietermaritzburg, and many of t...
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Need some help to nail that exam
There are fewer than 70 days left before grade 12 learners write their final examinations. But there's no need to panic -- help is at hand. Last year grade 12 learners wrote the first national senior certificate (NSC) examinations based on the new n...
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Success from a humble start
Rippon Primary School in Sydenham, Durban, turns 40 this year. Also celebrating is Jenny Adams who chalks up 40 years of teaching — all at "her" school. She took her first steps up the career ladder when the school first opened its doors. Now ...
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A world in their fingers
The garage that Minah Maubane has turned into a classroom is cold and dark. Only one small window reluctantly allows the bright light of midday to filter in, settling on the rectangular table where Maubane and her five learners are working hard. The ...
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'A' is for a new life
Number 887 Botha Street in Hermanstad appears to be just another house in the west of Pretoria. Inside the palisade fence facing the street are a caged white cockatoo and a bouncy dog that answers to the name "Wollie". But walk down a cement drivewa...
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Win R10 000
Implement good ideas in your grade R and win a prize of R10 000! the Teacher published a number of articles on early childhood development (ECD) in 2008. We hope the articles encouraged and helped teachers to understand the importance of ea...
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No mountain too high
When Sydney Motene sets his mind on a goal, he will do whatever it takes to achieve it -- even lobby the government.  His perserverance, in particular his insistence on his right to education, has served him well in a society where people with di...
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Nature's classroom
In the little town of Zastron in the southeastern corner of the Free State, abutting Lesotho in the shadow of Aasvoëlberg, is a conservation area that buzzes with the sound of children's voices in the best classroom of all -- the wild outdoors. ...
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Theres blood on the floor, now what?
School days are the best days of your life, or so the saying goes. But that's not always true. Conflict occurs in even the best schools. Tempers flare and harsh words are said. Conflict among learners can result in blood on the floor. Sometimes eve...
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Who's who in education in the provinces
Limpopo Namane Dickson Masemola Previous position: Former acting MEC for the department of roads and transport What he brings to education: All indications are Masemola is a hands-o...
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A galaxy of stars arrives
South African fans are in for a treat when the six continental champions and the World Cup hosts and holders clash in the Fifa Confederations Cup in June. The tournament is seen as a test run for the ultimate showpiece in world football, the World C...
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2010 on a budget
It is about 400 days to go before the kick-off to the 2010 World Cup. This will be an experience to remember forever. The good news is that you have time to start saving towards your 2010 budget. By budgeting effectively you will be free to enjoy t...
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