by Nonkululeko Maringa | Feb 14, 2025 | Blogs
Teachers in South Africa face many challenges in today’s classrooms. Some of these challenges include teaching mathematics to young learners in an overcrowded classroom, with limited resources, or in a language that is not the learners’ home language. All these...
by Nonkululeko Maringa | Jan 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
For children to truly develop a love for reading, it’s essential that they hear stories in their home languages. They need to see their own lives, cultures, and languages reflected in the pages of a book. In South Africa, there’s a significant shortage of...
by Nonkululeko Maringa | Dec 18, 2024 | Blogs
I began my teaching career in 2016, freshly graduated from university. A little boy, Sam’ was brought to my class in the middle of Term 2. He came with a district official and his grandmother, who both told me he was “troublesome.” All children are...
by Nonkululeko Maringa | Dec 18, 2024 | Blogs, Uncategorized
As a pre-service teacher, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the challenges and responsibilities that come with teaching. However, it’s important to remember that teaching is a rewarding and fulfilling profession and that you have the power to make a...
by Nonkululeko Maringa | Dec 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
As the sun rises on the horizon of the South African landscape, millions of people greet each other with “Dumelang”. This happens in the North-west Province, the Waterberg district in Limpopo, parts of Gauteng, and the Northern Cape. It also happens in Botswana and...
