When my twin brother and sister were 11 months old, I was born. I never knew my father, as he left when I was three weeks old. My mother became a single parent raising three children under one-year-old. We grew up during the 1960s, and our neighborhood was permeated with drugs and many pregnant...
READ MOREThe impact of social media on tertiary education student engagement
Social media can either get some people excited or put some people off. The beginning of 2020 saw a significant change in how businesses and education are carried out. Students were no longer able to meet face to face with their mates or for learning. Online learning was the only viable option left for...
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As a result of the pandemic, learners were forced to transition their learning to online formats. However, online learning is not the preferred mode of learning for many students, especially from various cultural backgrounds. Although there were challenges faced with moving classes to fully online formats, several gains made from this mode of instruction...
READ MOREHow to prepare for post-Covid college
In a previous article, I gave some advice about preparing for exams. I hope it helped reduce some stress during a period in our history when our stress reached new levels. Now it seems some people may be getting stressed over the fact that their stress may be reduced! Sounds illogical? Consider the fact...
READ MOREHow the first seven years of life shape the educational future of an individual
“Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to make him learn things, but by the endeavor always to keep burning within him that light which is called intelligence.” – Maria Montessori It wasn’t until 1913 that new theories on child education began their absorption into western societies, namely the...
READ MOREThe transition from high school to university
The great Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Be the change you want to see in the world,” but maybe we should start by defining what change is. Change is the transition from one phase to the next. Change means running and falling on your knees, but you do not change where you are headed; you...
READ MOREPreserving African culture and rewriting history
Many scholars are trying to restore Africa’s pride and identity from years of historical oppression and colonialism. However, under the recent changes in our historical records, many people have discovered inconsistencies and false records on our history as Africans. For many centuries Africa has been seen as the dark continent, a continent with no...
READ MOREQuality Assurance in clinical trials
Clinical trials play an important role in medicine and are often used to learn more about a certain disease, drug treatment or medical device. While there are many components to a clinical trial, it can be simply defined as medical research in humans. To this end, clinical trials must have governing standards and oversight...
READ MOREUncertainty or an opportunity in disguise?
Everyone is talking about COVID-19 and dealing with uncertainty. Uncertainty often causes us to worry about what lies ahead in the future. It can make us anxious, confused, afraid of trying or failing. The COVID-19 pandemic has definitely brought with it an abundance of uncertainty. There has been a wide range of ripple effects...
READ MOREThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child development
As time elapses, the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the wellbeing of children becomes easily visible. Succeeding the implementation of social distancing measures, educational and recreational facilities temporarily ceased functioning for indefinite periods. Families experienced inescapable increases in stress following job losses and the inability to meet their daily needs. Children also feel the impact...
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