Relationship between man and technology.
Man and technology have been intertwined since time in memorial, as man evolved so did technology, man and technology grew hand in hand till the present. With the introduction of robotics, technology is said to soon be independent of man. For the first man technology was when he discovered that striking two stones against each […]
Mental health awareness month.
Maria stopped talking all of a sudden at age 12, there was no symptom of a health condition that would be responsible for such, or a case of an underlying long time health complication that had manifested with time and developed into a speech problem. It just started one Monday morning in school when she had tried speaking to answer the quiz questions […]
Why African board games should be introduced into the classroom
When most of us think about learning, we imagine a teacher and a classroom. In reality most of the things we know, and a great number of the skills we acquire as children and adults, are learned outside the classroom – in conversations with peers, engaging in community service, on the playground. Educators and researchers […]
Poverty Alleviation.
Femi’s family had been feeding from hand to mouth for as long as he could remember. All he knew was hunger and lack. The only reason he could attend school was because it was government funded and even at that, he had to still find ways to get notebooks and other school essentials. His dresses […]
Balanced diet and food insecurity in rural communities
Nala had recently noticed weight loss among her twin boys and she was worried about its implications. She had visited the Health care center in town to find out what was the cause of such rapid weight loss, after routine check ups had been run on the kids, Nala was advised to be more intentional […]
The repetition rate of Neuchâtel’s students as seen by the pedagogue Claude-Alain Kleiner
Are Neuchâtel students worse than elsewhere (here, a class in Germany)? “Decades of work to get here!” This is the cry from the heart of the pioneers of the 1970s and beyond, when they heard of the disgraceful ranking of the canton of Neuchâtel in terms of the repetition rate of pupils. These elders who […]
Celebrating Teachers Day
David was fond of buying gifts for his teachers, other student frowned upon this as they thought it a ploy to curry favor from the teachers. But David only used this to appreciate those who had imparted into him the basics of learning. He was ever grateful for the great start he had on life […]
Teachers Appreciation Week 2021.
Monday, May 3 through Friday, May 7 is Teacher Appreciation Week. According to the National Day Calendar, National Teacher Appreciation Week recognizes dedicated educators across the county. How to thank your teacher during National Teacher Appreciation Week The National Day Calendar says political and educational leaders began discussions for a day to honor teachers in […]
Online learning forums
Ravi was used to the traditional system of walls and chalkboards learning, it was the concept of education she had been born into and all she knew was that for learning to take place there had to be a physical teacher pointing and giving out instructions. Which is why it came as a shock to […]
Tanzania: Govt Abolishes HESLB’s 6% VRF
IT is all smiles for recipients of higher education loans following the government decision to scrap 6 per cent value retention fee (VRF) that has been charged annually by Higher Education Students Loans Board (HESLB) on the outstanding loan balance. President Samia Suluhu Hassan who graced the Workers’ Day that was celebrated at national level […]