Revision – Bloom’s Taxonomy Pyramid
Remember… Understand… Apply… Analyse… Evaluate… Create These are the 6 levels of knowledge in Bloom’s Taxonomy. Bloom’s Taxonomy helps you as a teacher to address the question: “What should my…
Secrets to surviving as a teacher
It is doubtful whether there is a teacher out there who hasn’t seen the 1989 drama movie, Dead Poets Society. If you haven’t (make a plan!), this sets the scene,…
Important life skills that is of benefit at school
Life skills are the skills you need to make the most out of life – your life. Life skills help an individual to deal with, and to adjust and adapt…
What teachers do for learners that parents often don’t realise
Have you ever been part of a conversation, maybe around the braaivleisvuur or at a dinner party, where another parent claims that, although they are not an educator, they know…
How does the brain work?
It is said that the human brain has an estimated storage capacity of 256 billion gigs(!), the equivalent of 1.2 billion average personal computer hard drives, enough CDs to make…
Mistakes are an essential part of learning
Everyone makes mistakes. It is part and parcel of being human. It’s not a mistake to make a mistake but it’s a mistake to repeat the same mistakes. You might…
