Dr. Nadioo says that teachers need to take care of the emotional and social needs of the learners. The teachers ability to nurture the learner must happen at emotional level together with nurturing their psychological academic talent so they can excel at an academic level and even in extracurricular activities.

Host: Gadija Ahjum
Guests: Dr Rajandran Naidoo, the PGCE Programme Head at SACAP, Dawn Peters, program co-ordinator of the South African College of Applied Psychology.

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