Everyone, and I mean everyone, said it would be the most difficult two years of being a teacher. Did I hear them? YES. Did I understand them? NOT REALLY. Nonetheless, we were simultaneously warned and encouraged, and here we are! So this year, I taught grade 9 Mathematics (moved up from Grade 8), Grade 10... Continue Reading →
Exam Fever: Learner Edition
Exam Fever catches learners in all different kinds of ways.
Dear Matric Teachers…
You might already know this, but the whole month of September is Literacy Month. A very necessary awareness needed in South Africa as we are aware of the PIRLS study. I thought let me write another letter ... I am mostly addressing this letter to Matric Teachers, as a word of encouragement regardless of the... Continue Reading →
Dear Matriculants …
You might or might not know this, but September 1st is World Letter Writing Day. I should be holding a pen and paper, but I guess I'll do the digital thing for now. I was hoping to write to you this letter as a way to encourage you as you continue to prepare for your... 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 →