Whenever two or more teachers are gathered, there will no doubt be a venting session. It is just something that happens. Sure, at first, it starts with a lot of pent-up energy that needs a form of release, but over time, it turns into some form of building one another up and sharing good ideas.... Continue Reading →
Teacher Appreciation: An Inside Job
Annually, on October 5th, it is International Teacher's Day. Interestingly, what I notice every year, since becoming a teacher in 2022, is that teachers (and we can add education NGOs/NPOs, because usually former teachers work there) all over social media celebrate each other more that the rest of the world actually knows about and appreciates... 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 →
Discipline doesn’t mean shhh …
I read somewhere a long time ago that saying, "keep quiet" vs. "quiet down" is not the same thing. In your classroom, you need to let your learners know exactly what you mean. Do you want complete silence, or do you just want a general awareness of the volumes of their voices? As teachers, we... Continue Reading →