Reflections - How much is enough?

"Think for a moment that you are a student," she asks at my interview. "That's easy," I think. "What is the one thing that you would want from your teacher?" she asks plainly.  "Knowledge," I say without hesitation. That's what all students want. Stepping into the shoes of  a student I then recall the many wonderful teachers I had in school. Were they all knowledgeable?...

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Reflections - To start with ...

I am going to start simple. I hope to be objective and concise. I don’t want my thoughts meandering as I write, or answers limiting my thirst for knowing and 'learning to know', unless they are creating lines of questioning and deeper inquiry. I am now on board a raft that will hopefully take me to the deep end of the talent pool and help me stay afloat over the...

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Opinion: Vocational Pedagogy in the post compulsory education sector

It is not easy to decide whether true education takes place within the closed doors of a classroom or while practicing and experiencing what is learnt because learning is complex and multifaceted. With that perspective, while I agree with most of the beliefs and ideas put forth in the paper[1]  titled, “Vocational pedagogy: what it is and why it matters”, I would like...

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