Greg Kyle
Greg Kyle is head of student affairs at Waterfall College in KwaZulu-Natal, where he also teaches English and history. Passionate about student development and the humanities sector in education, he lives locally with his wife and three children.
South Africa’s learners need time: How the planned curriculum hinders critical thinking
2026-07-15"Critical thinking is a muscle, not a genetic trait. Its best gymnasium is time; its worst is speed. But given the busy weeks of a school term, and the persistence of continuous assessment – embedded into the CAPS system – it is difficult to believe these two principles swim in the same pool."
History in the classroom: Why CAPS must look beyond ideology
2026-05-21"Curriculum change is ongoing, and we cannot instantly label these campaigns as an immediate cause. But the proximity of a new history CAPS to a charged political movement does make it harder to view the revision within a purely pedagogical space."