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Sir Apollo Kaggwa Primary School teachers conducting a lesson together. Co-teaching benefits both the teacher and the learner

THE Ministry of Education and Sports is urging schools to embrace co-teaching, where two or more teachers plan, conduct and evaluate learning activities together. More...

What do teachers, pupils say?

Teachers
Stephen Okia, a mathematics teacher at Sir Apollo Kaggwa Primary School, Mengo, says co-teaching is an effective way of handling difficult topics.  More...

Pupils of Sir Apollo Kaggwa Primary School holding a group discussion

LIKE any method, experts say co-teaching is not always successful. “Some teachers are rigid or may be wedded to a single method, while others simply dislike the other teachers on the team,” says Wilbert Weere, a teacher.  More...

From the editor

Collaborative teaching is the way to go
Most schools that register excellent academic performance cite collaborative teaching as one of their success secrets. Although the primary education syllabus confines collaborative teaching to lower primary, it can be adopted at any educational level.  More...

Parents should talk to their children about the value of speaking the truth

I still recall the silence and fear that gripped us as the teacher told us a story of a boy who lost the trust of the people after crying wolf so many times yet there was no wolf. “One day, the wolf finally came and no one came to rescue the boy. He was eaten by the wolf,” she ended.  More...

Lying is a symptom

Telling lies has remained a daunting challenge to many parents. Many of them wonder how best to handle a child who is entrenched in this habit. Dr. Kyle Pruett, a psychologist in Why Kids Lie, says lying is rarely a problem but a symptom. Since all human behaviour is purposeful, you need to get to the bottom of the habit first before condemning the child.  More...

It was cutting, and pasting coupled with lots of discussions during The New Vision’s Newspapers in Education (NIE) workshops in Kashaari and Rwampara counties in Mbarara recently.  More...

Bucknell University students adjust a bike trailer

A student initiative to alleviate poverty in a war-torn African country has morphed into hands-on learning and real-life design projects for two groups of Bucknell University engineering students. More...

I would like to respond to the article which appeared in Education Vision of last week regarding accessing examination results by SMS. I find it shameful that some head teachers are grumbling instead of celebrating this landmark achievement.  More...

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Is our education relevant?
Our education system appears like it is wasting a lot of time teaching things that are not developmental to our children. For instance my daughter said during her mathematics lesson, she learnt about the a+b circumference. More...

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Is there any tertiary institution offering a diploma in veterinary medicine?
I sat for A’ level and scored five points (6FFO/D) in biology, agriculture, geography and fine art (BAG/Art).  More...

Bududa tragedy

Schools on rough road to recovery
The pain of the landslide tragedy that hit Bududa district will stay on for long. The education sector was severely affected. About 100 pupils perished.  More...

Lorna Seera, 14, helps her grandfather Dison Kuloba to eat a meal at Bududa Hospital, where he is recovering

Schools on rough road to recovery
The pain of the landslide tragedy that hit Bududa district will stay on for long. The education sector was severely affected. About 100 pupils perished.  More...