2025, let's not only survive but also thrive and come alive -I think this should be a cool motto for the year. It is a bit lengthy, I'm open to making it shorter, maybe just thrive and come alive, as an ultimate goal? Unfortunately, the reality for most is that surviving is the main hurdle... Continue Reading →
Modelling Excellence, Sharing Goals, and Inspiring Growth
Term 3 is about to start for schools that follow a 4-term system. Also, the second semester is about to start for students in university. As a teacher who is also a student, not necessarily a student teacher, I fall into both categories. Actually, I wonder, if I'm in the Education Faculty, am I permanently... Continue Reading →
Coming out of the chaos
In the last few weeks before schools closed for Term 2, a colleague said to me, "I noticed that you haven't been writing for your blog anymore." Literally today, a connection I made with someone says to me, "I know you write an education blog write ..." My general response is that I know that... Continue Reading →
First Year Experienced Teacher, maybe
I said to my teacher coach on her last visit last year that every year feels like I'm a Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) because every year, I feel like I'm forever faced with something new. I generally wonder, how long do I qualify to call myself an NQT. It's like a student discount for teachers.... Continue Reading →
Permission To Be A Leader
Sometimes I allow my mind to freely wander. Like a wild animal running in the wind till whenever it decides to stop on a single thought. Interestingly, the thought I stumbled upon was around the year 2017. I was in Grade 12, final year of high school. To be more specific I had two concurrent... Continue Reading →