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 →
Teaching Teachers: The Struggles of Studying Education While Teaching
Last year, I decided to go back to school to upgrade my qualifications in education. This year, I became a BEd Honours student, specialising in Mathematics Education, which makes sense with me being a mathematics teacher. I've been doing it via the purple university situated in North West. I heard a lot of good things... Continue Reading →
The Teacher’s Dilemma: Living with the Contradictions in Education
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 →
The Call to Move: Reflections on Leadership, Impact, and Change
I want to reflect on three real instances in my life where I see that we (or maybe just me) are not meant to stay in the same place for too long. First reflection Early on in my teaching career, in 2022, I attended one of Jakes Gerwel Fellowship (JGF) online community meetings (OCMs). The... Continue Reading →
When Schools Fail: Handling Extreme Student Behavior
Schools experience many internal and external chaotic moments. Often, in the moment, nobody actually knows the completely correct thing to do. There is policy on paper, which is more often than not conflicted by our "human nature" policy. In the moment, emotions are too high to make a decision, but when nothing is done in... Continue Reading →