Derek Redmon - British record holder for 400m sprints, won gold medals was injured in Barcelona 92 olympics but, with help of his Dad, crossed the finish line - example of human spirit
How did you see the need for your study techniques in the bookshelf centres?
BOOK - The Power Of One by Bryce Courtenay
What could the impact of kindle and ebooks have on learning and reading?
"Yoza publishes m-novels, short for mobile novels on cellphones, and invites readers to comment on these stories. Aimed at teens and young adults, our stories make for compelling, entertaining reading. Our philosophy is to publish great content where the kids are at: on MXit." see:http://read.org.za/index.php?id=25&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=54&cHash=0b746be83e
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
"Picasso once said this. He said that all children are born artists. The problem is to remain an artist as we grow up. I believe this passionately, that we don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it. Or rather, we are educated out of it" - Ken Robinson, a visionary cultural leader of our times.
Is the way we are educating our children today, actually doing them a dis-service?
RESOURCE/TIP of the show
Chris shares his exam technique tip
Our sister channel (LTAfrikaans) is reminding everyone that this coming Saturday (13 August) is "Buy an Afrikaans book" day
