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The subject of history is becoming bigger and bigger each passing day since history is being made every day. Even facts concerning the earliest history are evolving due to the discovery of fossils from prehistory. This makes me wonder about its trajectory in future. Will it become too unwieldly...

In most educational setups, teachers tuck themselves in a corner in the staffroom with a pile of compositions which they hurriedly mark without involving the learner. When marking composition, its important to ensure that the pupil or student is present so as to account for their discourse. The...

Recent research suggests that learners who have mastered their mother tongue gain proficiency in the English language faster and more easily. This has to do with the fact that the various parts of speech like verbs, adjectives and prepositions can be cross married between the two languages in a...

Geography involves alot of memorization of names of countries and physical features, countries and phenomena. As such, learners are faced with the challenge of memorizing them. A nice method of clearing this hurdle is to assign them names of these features every week interchangealy. During the...

I have started using this technique to teach English in the area of talking and listening. I invite students to stand infront of the class and tell a story. The rest of the class listens and takes note of the grammatical mistakes that the story teller makes. They also verbally alert him to...

When teaching English and other languages, boredom can set in and this can result in students getting distracted and missing vital concepts in the technical aspects of grammar. I have discovered that using the alphabet attaching faces, limbs and other aspects of personification to letters can...

Some students are visual learners and understand concepts better when they are integrated with art. For instance, in biology lessons, students can be asked to construct the heart using papier mache. This would enable them to understand concepts better which is not easy urging normal class work.

A good method of teaching geography is to instruct each student to make a card cutout of a map of each country in a particular continent. Each cutout should have a distinct colour. The cutouts are then pinned by each student in turns on a large carton board with a dark colour infront until the...

A good method of teaching geography is to instruct each student to make a card cutout of a map of each country in a particular continent. The cutouts are them pinned by each student in turns on a large carton board with a dark colour infront until the whole continent is assembled correctly. The...

Most students take physical education as just another aspect of the learning routine. Teachers rarely advise students about the fact that physical education not all about depressurization but a whole area of study with career opportunities and prospects of its own. Students should be counselled...

Most students take physical education as just another aspect of the learning routine. Teachers rarely advise students about the fact that physical education not all about depressurization but a whole area of study with career opportunities and prospects of its own. Students should be counselled...

People claim to have various strategies to improve their memories. Some have a scientific basis while others are just hype and overrated. Omega-3 fatty acids for example, are withou doubt potent in memory improvement especially in kids whose brains are developing. In my area, people subscribe to...

When I was a student, I observed that the student body had faultlines on the basis of peer groups in which students coalesced on the basis of shared interests. For example, bookworms tended to aggregate with similar types. So was the case with drug abusers and the list goes on. A teacher should...

Using crossword puzzles is an effective method of teaching English. It improves the learners' vocabulary and cognitive abilities. Imagine the teacher spending a whole week on parts of speech and clauses but no practical. Some students switch off and assume that language is boring and even...

Recent research suggests that children who participate in more physical activity have larger brain volumes in association with cognitive control and memory. They also have enhanced attention spans compared to their less active peers. Scientific research has also pointed at physical activity as a...

It is important that students devote some their time to study reference books like the bible and the dictionary. These source books contain most of the information and that is why they are used for reference. They form the bedrock of teaching CRE and English respectively. Such books should be...

I have noted with some interest that people learning English as a second language face significant challenges when it comes to accentuation. You find someone who speaks French speaking English with a guttural sound. There is the problem of direct translations and a healthy dose of mother tongue...

It can't be gainsaid that good organization is crucial for learners to optimise their abilities. Show me a disorganized student and I see a failure, is a common refrain. Students should be guided on how to plan their notes and study time including play. They should be guided on filing, indexing...

I would like to postulate a method of teaching that involves introducing a new or complex scientific concept after systematically analysing it by breaking it down to its simplest terms. For example the concept 'photosynthesis is a photolytic process' can be introduced to learners after an...

Girls in most educational setups are more inclined to have a bias for subjects that are assumed o be gender friendly like languages. They are socialized to view technology subjects like maths or physics to be a male domain. Girls should be exposed to gadgets at an early age just like boys so...