Putting lockdown behind us

ABSTRACT

There are many misconceptions and partial understandings of geographical concepts and processes;for example, while knowing and restating to their teachers that Africa is not a country, students in year 12 still assume a homogenous continent with widespread subsistence agriculture and have a mental image of famine and poverty. A particular concern is the acceptance of these stereotypes with imperfect understanding of the sharp contrasts of rapid development across Africa through financial technology, start-ups, venture capital, mobile phone ownership, tertiary education, vast engineering projects and foreign direct investment in vibrant cities. Mental health concerns The lack of fieldwork, or field experiences, exposed mental health concerns and provided unexpected challenges. Mental health concerns were widespread across many schools, both in the forum and, anecdotally, elsewhere.