POLOKWANE – Ewels says the subject has been redundant over the past years and most of the learners in IEB schools are reluctant to enrol for the subject due to its heavy content and workload.
“Most learners at various schools are not keen on the subject and we want to stimulate their interest. History is a fascinating, resourceful and rich subject that enlightens the mind. I will love it if the learners take the subject and embrace it because every human being has a history. The subject helps learners not to take everything for granted and also enables them to understand and value what they have.”
The 30-year-old history teacher at Mitchell House says to make the subject more interesting for learners, he uses videos, images and maps.
“We usually have school excursions where we visit history sites with the learners. These excursions allow learners to see and get a feel of historic landmarks, see the visuals and get a full understanding of how historians lived in the past. We do this so that learners do not repeat what happened in the past,” Ewels concludes.
