Ok, Jake and you okes. Cool it. Lissin up. Stilte. Thula. Shuddap, bliksems! Can the suits from Vodacom and MTN at the back put away their free mobiles? I want to talk about kids and computers and how every kid should have one. Unless they do, they’ll remain peasants in some 19th century backwater.

When one exchanges the life of a teacher for that of an office worker there are some sacrifices to be made … such as holidays. I started “scouting” for other employment opportunities while I was still teaching – actually almost a year ago! The first thing I did was revamp my C.V. How you might ask?

After 12 happy (mostly happy) years in teaching, predominantly Special Needs, I have made the transition to the 9 to 5 workplace. No more holidays, but no more marking either! My decision to leave teaching was not an easy one or a quick process. I was very happy in my school, with my colleagues and with the holidays of course!

Too many school teachers cannot pass the tests their pupils sit, the basic education department said on Wednesday.
There are also serious problems with teachers’ commitment to their tasks, according to a document tabled by the department’s acting director general, Bobby Soobrayan, at a briefing for members of Parliament’s basic education portfolio committee.
“Too many teachers [...]

Teachers go crazy for educational software. I’ve witnessed this first hand. As I sell educational software for EvaluNet, this obviously encourages me.
The crux of the matter however, is that there are too many schools out there who have too many educational software products that they just don’t use – either because they don’t have time, [...]