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Goodbye Open Mike

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of a friend, colleague and all-round outstanding person. Michael Merrett, the marketing manager of EvaluNet and deputy editor of Teacher’s Monthly tragically passed away on Monday 13 September 2010. Mike, a volunteer fire fighter in his spare time, was on his way back from a [...]

The most boring book I’ve ever read

“Sir, this is the most boring book I’ve ever read!” I chirped my matric English teacher. “It’s got no relevance to us,” I continued as we plodded our way through another double period taking turns to read sections from “Shades”, our English set work book. The monotonous drone that was the tone in which most [...]

Wat did skool do 4 me?

If you’re a teacher reading this column heading with shock and disgust then hang in there. I do know how to spell and my grammar is about as good as any 24 year old, technically-savvy, sms generation man. I matriculated at SACS High School in 2004 after spending both my junior and high school careers at the oldest school in South Africa.

Open Mike – An Intro

In the upcoming months you’ll find out what a young gent who works as a Marketing Manager/Graphic Designer has to say about schools, education, art and design in schools as well as his recent nostalgic memories of the institution he called home for 12 years.

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The Flipped Classroom

by Adrian Marnewick

The “flipped” classroom is an idea that teachers shoot a video of a lesson, then make the video available online for learners to view at home. Class time is devoted to problem solving and guidance. It’s an approach that flips the delivery of the lesson to homework. Dorian Love posted an excellent piece with various [...]