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 →
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 →
If Teaching Were an Olympic Sport
The question is: If teachers qualified for the Olympics, what would we get us on the podium, winning either gold, silver or bronze? Or even breaking (inter)national records for? https://www.instagram.com/p/C-c-P8NxpD0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== I have been following the Paris Olympics and it has been wonderful, people are really doing the most and we can see the hard work... 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 →