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Consider the truth and wisdom of the statements

READ the following  and consider the truth and wisdom of the statements.   Elie Wiesel, writer of 57 books and a political activist. He  was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. The Norwegian Nobel Committee referred to him as…
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SPELLING Dr D Gould

SPELLING in regard to language – is it important or unimportant? Definitely IMPORTANT. To learn to spell requires hard work. It is not a subject to be taken lightly and is an undoubted skill. The ability to spell helps greatly…
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X  is  the twenty fourth letter of the English alphabet

Apart from words beginning with an X, what does an X on its own indicate?  The answer is fascinating.   X is the Roman numeral for  ten X is the abbreviation for Christ –as in Christmas. X  in algebra unknown…
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INTERESTING HISTORY DATES FROM THE PAST

From author to social worker to poet all who enriched our lives. 2 April 1882 PAULINE SMITH, author. In 1926 she published The Beadle, its setting being the Little Karoo.   Platkops Children a collection of  “childhood stories, verses and sketches”was…
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DANCING TO LEARN

  Author:   Judith Lynne Hannah Publisher: Roman & Littlefield ISBN: 978-1-4758-0605-2 Reviewer:   Amy Gould   Dr Hanna, through extensive and intensive research, has given the art form of dance academic validation. As an anthropologist she has traced the…
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TECHNOLOGY RELATIVE TO EDUCATION

Has technology aided the cause of education?   Yes without a doubt.  In a general sense technology has changed how human beings communicate, how their working lives are organized around computers, mobile phones, social networks – all due to the wonderful…
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A first letter in the English Alphabet

A   ………………… IS the first letter in the English alphabet is one we use daily either in the words we use when speaking or in spelling when we write.   It is an interesting letter.  Why? Because, when this letter stands…
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