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Twenty Thousand Women Stood in Silence: Not Rule-Bound
On 9 August 1956, roughly twenty thousand women walked up to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest the extension of the pass laws. Lilian
THE REWARD AND PUNISHMENT DILEMMA
Most teachers see two piles on their desks-merit stickers and detention slips-but these are not true opposites. They are the same tool fueled by adult-driven
67 Minutes Is the Easy Part
On 18 July, thousands of us pull on a branded T-shirt, drive out to a school somewhere on the Cape Flats, paint a wall, ladle
Separating a Dying Job From a Growing One Is Not Coding!
Walk through any shopping centre in Cape Town on a Saturday morning, and you will find a stand selling the future to parents. Coding for
Are Teachers Quitting Because They’re Doing It Alone?
There is a particular silence in a school staffroom when another good teacher hands in their notice. Everyone nods, someone mentions the salary, someone else
Preparing Kids for an Imaginary Retirement Party?
There is a script most of us grew up with. Learn until your early twenties. Work until sixty. Retire with a braai, a gold watch
Four Years, Millions of Dollars, One Ancient Answer
A US state’s exhaustive search for the secret to social-emotional learning ended in a truth African communities have carried for generations. In 2015, the State
Your Teenager Is Not Difficult. Their Brain Is Under Construction.
What if the habits your child practises at fourteen are not phases they will grow out of, but wiring they will carry for life? Every
Stop Carrying Feelings That Were Never Yours to Hold
You walk into a room and, within seconds, you know your mother is upset. You haven’t asked. Nobody has said a word. Yet your stomach
Your Child Was Born a Scientist. We Quietly Made Them Stop.
Watch a four-year-old for ten minutes. Why is the sky blue? Where does the rain go? What happens if I mix these two? They run
Why You and Your Teenager Keep Crashing!
Every 16th of June, we pay tribute to the courageous youth of 1976, a pivotal moment in history that this year marks its 50th anniversary.
The Storm Has Passed. So Why Are You Still Bracing?
In the earlier blog, we said the disorganised heart could learn a third thing beyond reaching and withdrawing. It could learn to stay, and in