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Consciousness |
Posted by: John Nicholson - 18-05-2011, 08:22 AM - Forum: John Nicholson
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[SIZE="7"]My Observation On Consciousness [/SIZE]
[SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkSlateGray"][COLOR="darkslategray"][COLOR="Navy"] Every one of us thinks that we are very good at thinking, but we have little comprehension of just how good we are at thinking, it is simply because the majority of our thinking takes place quite independently from our conscious thinking abilities. We are totally unaware of the majority of our thinking processes simply because it would interfere with our concentration, the use of words are vital in giving explanation when we are considering concepts we have never considered before. How can we consider something when we do not know anything about it, we have simply no natural understanding of just how our minds work. The Conscious area of your working brain, the area we know most about, is simply the smallest part of your working brain, That area is unconsciously utilising many area`s of your brain. Ideas are being supplied from many areas of your brain working collectively to provide the conscious area of your mind with the information you require to reason with.
So before we talk about teaching, or learn anything at all about teaching, we have to have some understanding of just how our own brain works, teaching and learning are the most natural human habits we poses without the automatic abilities we poses we would have no language ability, limited memory, and very little hope of surviving as a species on our planet, language is perfectly natural to us, I am using language to give you explanations of human abilities none of us could ever be aware of without deep philosophical thought or scientific exploration, or simply being told about those natural human abilities we all poses in the simplest and most precise use of words I can manage to convey these ideas in.[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE]
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SA School pupils to represent Mpuma nationally |
Posted by: admin - 09-05-2011, 02:30 PM - Forum: South Africa
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Mbombela - Three pupils have been given a second chance to represent Mpumalanga in a national water conservation competition and possibly bring home first prize.
Lydenburg Combined School Grade 10 pupils Tshiamo Mabelane, Adriaan Van Rooyen and Carol Munro won the provincial leg of the South African Youth Water Prize (SAYWP) last week. Last year, the team came third in the national SAYWP.
“We have rectified the mistakes we made last year. This time around we came up with a new and realistic project that will take the judges by surprise,†said Mabelane.
Mabelane said last year her team had to compete with Grade 11 pupils while they were only doing Grade 9.
She said this year her team brought more experience and knowledge, which would guarantee them the first prize.
“Our project addresses alien plants which are becoming a huge problem in our community and we hope that the project will make us bring the national trophy home,†said Mabelane, who is dreaming of taking up a water management career in the future.
The competition is a department of water affairs initiative and is aimed at promoting water use efficiency, water conservation and demand management, and taking care and protecting the water resources.
To become part of SAYWP, pupils were asked to identify a water-related problem in their communities and develop a science project that would provide a solution to the identified problem.
Regional water affairs spokesman Themba Khoza wished the team the best.
“This was not about winning as the pupils have already assisted us with some brilliant ideas that we can also apply in our water projects. We are also happy that in the process of their presentations, the pupils seem to be displaying talent in public speaking,†said Khoza.
Project coordinator Thami Mndawe said the initiative has, over the past 13 years, assisted South Africa to develop technological inventions that have helped minimise challenges within the water sector.
He said judges were also looking at the confidence and presentation skills of the pupils.
“The teachers have done a great job in identifying the pupils. From what we have seen, the pupils have come up with realistic challenges and have also managed to come up with practical solutions that will be helpful in their communities,†said Mndawe.
The winners of the national competition will walk away with bursaries from the water affairs department and laptops from the Water Research Commission.
“The project is part of the national 2020 Vision for Water Education programme, which targets science and technology pupils between grades 9 and 11,†said Khoza. - BuaNews
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