RHS ESSENTIAL
Many students feel like knowing how to do well in math is an inborn skill, something that can’t be learned. But the truth is that anyone can be successful in math – they just need the right strategies. Over the next few days, we will be investigating tips for Math success!
Tip #5: Analyse and understand every mistake.
Our culture has become perfection- focused, and it’s tempting to ignore our mistakes. Students want to pass over a mistake made on homework or a test, to just let it go. But it’s important to fix mistakes and understand why they were made; otherwise we’re doomed to repeat them. Take time to figure out the thinking behind a mistake, and figure out how to do it right. Ask the teacher if you’re unclear. In advanced classes, it can be helpful to write a paragraph of reflection about why errors were made.
https://www.education.com/magazine/article/10-tips-maximize-performance-math/
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1993: Zambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon killing 18 national soccer team players
1978: The Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) is founded after the government banned a host of BCM organisations in October 1977.
1967: At the height of the Vietnam War American boxer Muhammad Ali refused induction into the U.S. Army, citing religious reasons; his subsequent conviction was eventually overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
1952: The Allied occupation of Japan came to an end after seven years of rapid social and economic change following the country's surrender in World War II.
South Africa identifies 12 human trafficking ‘hot-spots’ – all in ONE province
Human trafficking is rife in these parts of South Africa, with suburbs across Gauteng proving to be very lucrative markets for exploiters.
A new campaign is hoping to use Freedom Day as a platform to highlight the shocking levels of human trafficking in South Africa.
WHERE ARE THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOT-SPOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA?
Gauteng is, without question, Mzansi’s human trafficking hotbed. In terms of both recruitment and exploitation, there is more activity in these provincial suburbs than anywhere else in the country.
Those targeted can find themselves sold into sex work, drug-running, or modern human slavery just to name a few. The project’s official ‘hot-spot recruitment areas for trafficking‘ were identified earlier this week.
- Benoni
- Fordsburg
- Krugersdorp
- Springs*
- Sunnyside
- Vanderbijlpark
- Vereeniging
However, there’s a slight difference when it comes to the ‘hot-spots for exploitation areas‘. Those in the human trafficking business are most likely to target victims in these parts of Gauteng:
- Hillbrow
- Heidelberg
- Moreleta Park
- Pretoria
- Randburg
- Springs*
* – Springs is the only suburb to appear on both lists
THE CRUEL CYCLE OF EXPLOITATION
Campaigners, ultimately, want all South Africans to know about the vicious cycle that victims of human trafficking often find themselves in. They are trapped in a loop of vulnerability, exploitation, and re-victimisation.
Heartbreakingly, a large number of those who have been trafficked previously are targeted again, as they remain exposed to the ‘unresolved risk factors’ that comes with being a survivor.
“An individual becomes vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation when they are exposed to risk factors like instability, violence and abuse, poor education, substance misuse, poverty, homelessness, unemployment, and isolation.”
“Victimization occurs when someone is coerced, deceived, forced, or otherwise subject to an abuse of power. This can look like false job opportunities, a loverboy method, or being sold by a family member into labor or sex trafficking.”
“When a survivor exits a trafficking situation, the resulting trauma combined with the original unresolved risk factors perpetuates the likelihood of being re-exploited, and the cycle of trafficking continues.”
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/where-are-human-trafficking-hot-spots-south-africa-list/
