Flipping Education
Flipping Education is a registered Non-Profit Company and Public Benefit Organisation with the vision to harness the power of education for social change.
Everyone has an interest in the state of education, whether they realise it or not. Either one had benefitted from a quality education, or one has been impacted by the lack thereof. Our purpose at Flipping Education is to look at the state of education as it is now, imagine what it could/should be like in years to come and play our part in moving us all from here to there.
Grade 12 Maths and Science Support Programme – KwaMsane
Following a number of enquiries about online donations, we are pleased to announce that Flipping Education has it's first active fundraising campaign on GivenGain, which you can access here: https://www.givengain.com/cause/6897/campaigns/17128. Please feel free to share!
givengain.com Context:KwaMsane is a community in Mtubatuba, uMkhanyakude, northern KwaZulu-Natal. There are a number of high schools in this community, serving thousands of students. However, the results in Maths and Science in this region indicate a desperate need for additional support in these subjects, for...
"GivenGain: Cause Application Approved"
Great news to cap off the week. Some exciting campaigns ahead for Flipping Education!
"Failure to respond effectively to the aspirations of young people is like swimming against the tide. Without the energy and optimism of youth, societies cannot develop and grow; indeed, such societies are doomed. When governments spurn their youth and block their path to a better life, they slam the door in the face of the entire society."
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai
"Unless we can join forces and recognize each other’s humanity, how can we do business together, let alone make progress?"
Daniel Lubetzky
“Social entrepreneurs are helping to create a more peaceful, just and sustainable world.”
Robert Alan Silverstein
The critical connection between education and jobs
Latest article from Jonathan Jansen highlighting the importance of bridge builders to connect education and jobs. We all have a role to play...
http://www.rdm.co.za/politics/2016/01/28/the-critical-connection-between-education-and-jobs
rdm.co.za The Rand Daily Mail – The National Conversation in opinion pieces from Times Media newspapers
Had a great meeting this morning with Derek Fish, Director of UniZulu Science Centre in Richards Bay. We discussed the state of Maths and Science in uThungulu and uMkhanyakude and how best to go about addressing the challenges facing students, teachers and schools. Derek has 30 years of experience developing Science in Zululand, so many notes were taken!
Why Quality Matters
“It is difficult these days to ignore the message that education matters.”
Eric A. Hanushek
Read the latest blog post here: http://flippingeducation.co.za/why-quality-matters.
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Flipping Education
Thank you to all who visited, liked, shared our new website. Thanks to you, news of http://flippingeducation.co.za reached over 1200 people this week!
flippingeducation.co.za Flipping Education is a registered Non-Profit Company (NPC), Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) and Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) with the vision to harness the power of education for social change.
Ask Ars: Why spend time and money finding new prime numbers?
Why bother with 17-million digits that are only divisible by 1 and themselves? Well, the joy of learning is in the search, in the journey, and not simply the discovery.
Release your inner maths geek!
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/02/ask-ars-why-spend-time-and-money-finding-new-prime-numbers/
arstechnica.com That new 17-million digit Mersenne prime number might matter. Someday.
#InequalityIs
all around us, but not going to be the legacy we pass on to future generations to fix!
http://www.fordfoundation.org/ideas/ford-forum/inequalityis/
fordfoundation.org From the Ford Foundation, a conversation about inequality in all its forms.
Planning for Thandi's future - Diagnostic Report - National Planning Commission (NPC)
The Tuesday Talk:
Trevor Manuel gives an excellent, concise overview of the challenges facing underprivileged school-leavers in South Africa, as seen in the life of a young girl named Thandi. Well worth the watch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIiRsFYsRcg
Thandi's chances in life growing up as a woman in South Africa shows why the National Planning Commission is needed. http://bit.ly/npconline
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Flipping Education
It's with a great deal of excitement that we can say that the new online home of Flipping Education is LIVE!! Visit http://flippingeducation.co.za, take a look around and let us now what you think...
flippingeducation.co.za Flipping Education is a registered Non-Profit Company (NPC), Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) and Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) with the vision to harness the power of education for social change.
Seth's Blog: Fear is easy, hope is real
"We can use it [hope] to build something bigger than ourselves." Seth Godin
sethgodin.typepad.com Fear shows up unbidden, it almost never goes away if you will it to, and it's rarely a useful tool for your best work. Hope, on the other hand, can be conjured. It arrives when we ask it to, it's...
Gogo aces her exams!
"I concentrated and kept my focus on my dream."
If you haven't read this inspiring article, take a few minutes and end your week on a hopeful note.
http://www.dailysun.co.za/News/National/gogo-aces-her-exams-20160114
dailysun.co.za WRITING MATRIC was just another step in Blossom’s march to success.
How the Tough Got Going in Kentucky
"Great teaching adds up to impressive achievements."
Bill Gates
https://www.gatesnotes.com/Education/Kentucky-Learning-Trip
gatesnotes.com Bill Gates shares what we can learn about improving our nation’s schools from one of the toughest places to live in America.
What's Education For?
The Tuesday Talk:
Thought provoking talk on what education might look like if it were to focus on preparing young people for life.
"The greatest problem of the modern education system is that it doesn't focus on systematically preparing students for many aspects of the real challenge out there: Life itself."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HndV87XpkWg
The greatest problem of the modern education system is that it doesn't focus on systematically preparing students for many aspects of the real challenge out ...
IEB results: Matrics achieve 98.30% pass rate
Congratulations to the IEB Class of 2015! http://mg.co.za/article/2015-12-30-ieb-matriculants-make-us-proud-once-again
mg.co.za With a pass rate of 98.30%, matriculants who wrote the Independent Examinations Board examinations can surely end the year on a high note.
This Year in Chemistry: 2015’s Biggest Chemistry Stories
If Science is your thing, here are some of the biggest chemistry stories of 2015...
http://www.compoundchem.com/2015/12/27/tyic2015
compoundchem.com There’s no ‘This Week in Chemistry’ this week, due to the Christmas period – but, with the year drawing to a close, it’s a good time to look back on some of the most signifi…
Taylor Mali: What Do Teachers Make?
The Tuesday Talk:
Throwback spoken word piece from Taylor Mali: "What do teachers make?" Instant classic!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5yg0u1MkDI
Taylor Mail provides the ultimate comeback for anyone with the audacity to ask what a teacher makes. For more inspiring videos of teachers, head over to www....
Teaching posts not for sale
It's a sad day when those tasked with enriching the lives of young people through quality education and mentorship are exposed as only enriching themselves!
http://www.citizen.co.za/912765/teachers-not-for-sale
citizen.co.za Motshekga asks police, NPA to take swift action.
"The power of education extends beyond the development of skills we need for economic success. It can contribute to nation-building and reconciliation. Our previous system emphasized the physical and other differences of South Africans with devastating effects. We are steadily but surely introducing education that enables our children to exploit their similarities and common goals, while appreciating the strength in their diversity."
Nelson Mandela
Robert Putnam on Inequality and Opportunity
Tuesday's Talk:
Robert Putnam is a political scientist and professor of Public Policy at Harvard University (Kennedy School of Government). His focus is on inequality and what he calls an "opportunity gap".
If you haven't already watched this clip, it will be 7 minutes well spent!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACve-N_6KJc
Robert Putnam explores the cultural and economic factors that are contributing to the persistence of inequality, and asks: what can be done to address the wi...
Paper Recycling Process - Mpact Recycling
Visited the Richards Bay Mpact Recycling Depot today. It was an education. Got to meet some of the trolleypreneurs who sell back any waste paper and cardboard they find around town. One starts to realise how wasteful we are.
http://www.mpactrecycling.co.za/recycling-processes/paper-recycling-process
mpactrecycling.co.za Mpact Recycling collects paper, newspaper, magazines and cardboard boxes from industry, schools, homes and offices across the country.
Today we're looking for suggestions for a killer web design company to work some magic to get the Flipping Education website up and running. Preferably in Durban/Ballito/Zululand. Thanks!
How I teach kids to love science
Meet Cesar Harada – a hero in education! He’s made it his mission to teach young people the skills (and audacity) to solve complex real-life problems, local and global. If you haven’t heard of him before, this TED Talk is a must watch!
http://www.ted.com/talks/cesar_harada_how_i_teach_kids_to_love_science
ted.com At the Harbour School in Hong Kong, TED Senior Fellow Cesar Harada teaches citizen science and invention to the next generation of environmentalists. He's moved his classroom into an industrial mega-space where imaginative kids work with wood, metal, chemistry, biology, optics and, occasionally, pow…
Drought affects marking of KZN matric papers
Matric marking is challenging at the best of times.
http://citizen.co.za/898157/drought-affects-marking-of-kzn-matric-papers/
citizen.co.za It is believed conditions were so bad, female teachers had to use a nearby bush as a toilet
CSI Handbook 18th ed
The 2015 edition of the Trialogue CSI Handbook has been released.
Snapshot:
- Estimated total CSI expenditure in South Africa for the 2014/15 financial year = R8.1 billion (year-on-year decline of 6% in real terms).
- Education accounted for 47% of total CSI expenditure, with tertiary education accounting for 27% of corporate spend on education in 2015.
- The majority of corporates in research sample (92%) invested in education initiatives in 2015, with social and community development and health coming in as the second and third most popular sectors.
- Among many other highlights, The CSI Handbook also focuses on the challenges and opportunities faced by South Africa’s youth.
For an in-depth look at CSI in South Africa in 2015 visit http://trialogue.co.za/product/csi-handbook-18th-ed-4.
trialogue.co.za An invaluable resource offering in-depth research, quantitative and qualitative insight into the state of CSI in South Africa
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