This week I was asked to think about whether my place of work is really the place for me. If whether I see myself being there given my aspirations, zeal and desires for growth and the possibility that that might not happen in the environment that I am in. How crazy is that? I have... Continue Reading →
Teaching Is An Emotional Act
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3AS889LEeM633xtOQ1gOCp?si=ai4RF0ezS0-lpMDD4R41QA&utm_source=copy-link Whether it is week one or now week five, every week is emotionally and physically challenging. Over time one can learn to manage it better but WOW!! Everyday is something new, I walk into a class or welcome a class without a single clue on what energy I am going to get that day... Continue Reading →
T4 Education Country Ambassador
Announcement: Earlier this week it was announced that I was selected to be a T4 Education Country Ambassador for South Africa for my second year!! What an honour!! I am so happy and extremely excited. T4 Education is a global organisation on a mission to empower educators of the world by providing tools, initiatives and... Continue Reading →
The Struggles of Adulting
https://open.spotify.com/episode/76ZErDXRbN7c3axw7MuBKf?si=TY4MZG1aT9WpOBGvLm5dFA&utm_source=copy-link My mom tells me that when I was younger I wanted to grow up so that I can make my own decisions. I guess, from a young age, I knew that I would only be happy or at least accepting of things if I was the one who had the ultimate and final say.... Continue Reading →
Crisis of Being A Teacher
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6E9teg6Wzj80nNWXqvKUrG?si=EUhMTYLYRgO-1227P3dAuw&utm_source=copy-link I have always known that there are problems in education and in schools which are bad but actually living the experience is a whole different thing. Describing the situation from the outside is just highlighting a problem based on what it seems on the surface, but experiencing it is actually feeling the problem on... Continue Reading →