Typically, when teachers consider school curricula, the prevailing idea is that of academic disciplines: Maths, English and Science receiving the most credence within the entire spectrum of subjects. But few educators would argue with any real seriousness that this is the only thing that determines the nurturing of young minds. The development of character, values,…
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Yesterday I went to see the play, Barbershop Chronicles by Inua Ellams. The play’s central theme was how the barbershop acts as a social hub for black men all over the globe. The blurb uses this apt description to define this space: ‘Newsroom, political platform, local hot spot, confession box, preacher-pulpit and football stadium. For…
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