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Let’s learn our virus lesson and fix what we teach

16 April 2020 - 10:00 By jonathan jansen
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We recommend that the subject of infectious diseases be taught from Grade 1 with the appropriate levels of education, e.g. personal hygiene and germs, in the foundation phase.
We recommend that the subject of infectious diseases be taught from Grade 1 with the appropriate levels of education, e.g. personal hygiene and germs, in the foundation phase.
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The ignorance around the virus that also drives destructive human behaviour is a huge concern.

So, we need new ways to teach about viruses, bacteria and infectious diseases.

 

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