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To buttress this point an expatriate English friend working in Gaborone had a routine of walking daily from his Brackenden Lodge to the Ministry of Education where he was plying his trade as a consultant. The distance was short and he could navigate...

The purpose is to build awareness on an array of issues that can conspire to prevent a school from running at its optimal best. Schools by nature are anchored on hope and a creation of endless possibilities for all students. To achieve this noble...

However, taken to the context of a classroom teaching and learning environment, some students are born great, while others have to toil and sweat to achieve greatness. In every classroom generation, there is a distinct and rare gem of intellectually...

To those who may not have been paying attention to the details or are not privy to the internal dynamics of a school, the fall would send shockwaves causing everyone associated with the high-performing culture excruciating panic, fear, and...

There is absolutely no empirical evidence or justification that students in a particular environment are less teachable than those found elsewhere.Students all over the world have demonstrated the capability to respond positively to a school climate...

Teaching was in his blood stream and it could not have been an easy call to decide to sever ties with one’s 30-year-old passion and love.Leaving five years shy of the mandatory retirement age, caught by surprise many of his colleagues and well...

This is why there could be some justification as to why any discourse surrounding the performance of a school centres around the work of classroom practitioners and school principals.When it comes to accounting for learning outcomes, to the subject...

From July 2018 to the first quarter of 2019, my team and I had the experience of travelling extensively on a challenging but rewarding experiment of pushing a quick and dramatic solution to the problem of academic underachievement. At the end of the...

While there are many pockets of the world where access to education requires serious attention, issues of quality and relevance are cross cutting. This is the more reason why the world governing body - the United Nations has in its 17 Sustainable...

It is also an established fact that a school thriving on the broad shoulders of strong leaders runs the risk of losing its spark. A tragedy often strikes upon the departure of the services of leaders who the Greek philosopher Plato might describe as...

But the reality on the ground is that one of the major problems bedeviling the education environment and effectively rendering the system impotent is institutional complacency.Institutional complacency is a condition which occurs when employees no...

Some are expected day-to-day challenges, which are largely falling within the teacher’s sphere of influence while others, could be major, unprecedented and unanticipated emergencies, which, predominantly fall outside the teacher’s jurisdiction....

Presumably, everyone should be returning to work equipped with a razor sharp mind, having had sufficient respite to replenish energy supplies.Typical of a new year, the mood is extremely high and reassuring. Almost everyone is prepared to let bygones...

It was not just about provoking debates for their own sake but to build a sustained culture of academic excellence while inculcating a love for the teaching profession, especially in the minds of the novice teacher and to inspire hope among those who...

Like a war weary army upon learning of a declaration of a ceasefire, everyone wants to scuttle out of the scene as soon as possible. Depending on the culture of a school, there are standard and distinct protocols associated with closure of...