Increasingly, ordinary letters of application for employment are going out of fashion. They are obsolescent so to speak. The current practice is for job seekers to be asked to send résumé or curriculum vitae with their letters when they apply for jobs. It is very important when your résumé or curriculum vitae are tuned to… Read More »
Talks and speeches feature prominently in schools just as they do in real life. Once in a while and for some people quite often, we find ourselves called upon to give talks or speeches. Sometimes, such talks are education biased. They are often meant to inform an audience on a specific subject or topic. Let… Read More »
♦Welcome back to the http://themintupdates.com. In the previous presentation, we highlighted on the meaning of the term learning and what it entails. Click here to read about the meaning of learning. However, in this presentation, we isolate certain pertinent factors that provide pupils as to how learning could be promoted or hampered. In short term,… Read More »
Although learning does not necessarily depend on teaching. It is important that those who are primarily preoccupied with teaching possess a body of knowledge on the concept of learning and the conditions which favour or impede learning. To a considerable degree, this body of knowledge, it is hoped, will provide the requisite guidance to teachers… Read More »
Letters and articles for publication feature very prominently in the essay writing courses of schools and colleges. Apart from this, we are sometimes also compelled to write a letter or article for publication in a local daily newspaper whenever we feel very strongly about an issue and want to draw attention to it. Some educational… Read More »
In the previous presentation on teaching methods, we looked at the learner-centered methods of teaching which placed the interest of the learners first. It also seeks to develop the aptitude, thinking abilities, knowledge and exposure of students through teaching and learning methods such as role play, simulation, field trips among others. Click here to… Read More »
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The process through which learning takes place are the methods used. Ideally, these should be called teaching-learning methods. This stems from the fact that, there are teachers and pupils in the interaction and that each of the two groups engage in some type of activity or the other. So, in the interaction, there is an… Read More »
The concept of teaching in relation to education implies a kind of communication between a teacher and a pupil with the intention of guiding the pupil to acquire information, and knowledge, and develop skills or attitudes which are compatible with their understanding and problem-solving capabilities at different ages in order to aid their total growth… Read More »
As the world advances in every way and aspect of life, the education system also advances. How we used to write or read in the previous century is not the same as we do in this twenty first century. One area of study that most children admire and cherish but yet do have problems with… Read More »