What the educators said

Grade 7 Educator -Camps Bay Primary

“I found there was a lot of interaction in the groups”
“I had one group looking at the CD and the other looking at the comic book – they enjoyed them”
“I was pleasantly surprised at the children’s response to the CD ….They raved about it and enjoyed it very much”
“It’s an added resource”
“The CD is great… as soon as kids are on the computer they’re in another world – they love it”
“It has its advantages to be able to have that [the CD] for one group and then work with a smaller group either using the comic book or other research material in the library.”
“Its another way of utilising different resources.”

Grade 7 Educator -Camps Bay Primary

“Up to now its been something that just on the radio…. This ..
“I thought it was fantastic and I’m going to use it [the CD] a lot”

Grade 8 Educator, Cathkin High School

“I’m loving the materials….I can use the comic book in Science or English…I was stunned by the children’s attentiveness and how seriously they took the subject…some of the things they say just give me goosebumps.”

Grade 8 Educator, Kensington High School

“It’s a fresh approach…the children loved it…they can interact with the comic book….they asked to take it home to read it…they’re dying to see the CD now…the quiz worked very well for the learners – often they can’t verbalise their feelings or experience on a certain issue…here at least they can make some contribution and some decision about how they feel”.

Grade 8 Educator, Christel House, Athlone

“I found that they relate to it – the language, the hip hop culture- they just grab it”

“We were discussing Feroza ….and we are a special school, our children come from underprivileged homes ….A child said “she’s just like us – she doesn’t live with a biological parents – she lives with her aunt”….. that’s where the love for the story grew. She [Feroza] represents them…she doesn’t have an extended family”

Q:Are you enjoying using the Pulse materials?
A:“I didn’t think I would …because it’s new materials and us teachers have so much to prepare for…but their enthusiasm just made me more enthusiastic about it because its relevant content and the CD is very interactive and they enjoyed … they really didn’t want to leave. ….Then I started enjoying it because of their questions and the discussions that we had…. I found it a very easy material to adapt for the classroom situation.”

 

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