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A Psychological Perspective on Preparation, Pedagogy, Learner Responsibility and What It Actually Means to Teach Dr. Estienne Cronjé There is a question I believe we should be asking more frequently in education, particularly when examining academic performance across schools that serve learners from similar socioeconomic backgrounds, operate within the same curriculum and face many of the same contextual challenges. Why do academic outcomes sometimes differ so significantly?

A Psychological Perspective on Helping, Struggle, Independence and the Responsibility of Adults Dr. Estienne Cronjé Support is one of those concepts in development that is difficult to argue against. Parents should support their children. Teachers should support their learners. Coaches should support their athletes, and organizations should support the people they are trying to develop. When somebody is struggling, our instinct is generally to help, and in most cases that ins

A Psychological Perspective on the Development of Young Athletes Dr. Estienne Cronjé Talent is one of those concepts in sport that we seem to understand until we try to define exactly what we mean by it. Most people who have spent enough time around sport will tell you that they can recognize a talented young athlete. Sometimes they probably can. There are young athletes whose movement, coordination, awareness, physical ability or understanding of a particular sport is notice

Artificial intelligence is not the problem. AI cannot decide to use a human being, but a human being can decide how to use AI. The responsibility therefore remains with the person operating the tool. My concern is not that AI has entered education, business or professional life. Used correctly, it can assist with research, organization, interrogation, refinement and productivity. My concern is that it is increasingly being used before the individual has conceptualized an idea