Character Education – a trending topic which is now being whispered down the halls and passages on the way to the classroom. Is this a new trend or is there a lack of character education because it falls on the teachers to teach it? To understand the meaning of character education, we need to unpack […]
By: Inge Elliott Fast Food Model Ken Robinson, the ‘Ted Talk’ guru on all things education, once equated the modern-day schooling system to that of the fast food industry. The production process is a highly regulated series of procedures that ensures the uniformity and linearity of the final product. Schools are a ‘singular conception of […]
The idea of individualised learning styles became popular in the 1970s and has greatly influenced the education industry. Today, there are a number of theories on the subject – each proposing the existence of a different number of learning styles and the necessity to cater for them in the classroom. Despite the fact that research […]
