This blog shares reflections from the a book by the authors, called ‘Reconceptualising the learning crisis in Africa: Multi-dimensional pedagogies of Accelerated Learning Programmes’.
The blog introduces the Ubuntu concept, reframing “learners and teachers as knowledge-holders whose identities, languages and community ties are assets, not obstacles.” It introduces successful teaching projects based on the Ubuntu concept. The blog also focuses on the importance of teaching in the children’s native language.
“When learners hear and use their own languages in school, comprehension rises, participation increases and self-worth grows. Language becomes a bridge to belonging – and belonging is the soil in which learning takes root.”