Education – service or business?

Should education be treated as a profit-making business, with schools operating on the basis of gaining the highest financial return on investment? Or is it a service that cannot fall into the sphere or profitable industry? How do we reconcile Read More …

RTE: The debate continues

A space for alternate schools Note on behalf of ‘Alternative Schools’ with regard to certain provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 Summary This is a representation by a group of educators who have Read More …

Dealing with puppy love

Love letters, pink hearts and red roses in the classroom? Is love in the air? As teachers how do you handle teenage infatuation? Share your tips with other teachers who face similar situations. “How relevant is the BEd to your Read More …

What language should children learn in?

What do you have to say about the introduction of a new language in the first years of a child’s education? “How relevant is the BEd to your teaching practice?” How do teachers cope with teaching in turbulent times? Dealing Read More …