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More often than not, when the performance of a school has become a matter of grave concern, members of the community react by mobilising resources with the hope that once resources are available, everything will fall in place. The understanding is...

Navigating an aeroplane during take-off requires extra caution and meticulous handling. The same caution is applied when landing. And so are the first 12 months of school principalship.A new school principal, if not careful, can ruin their career in...

These words aptly and succinctly capture the essence of teaching. If God is love, then teaching is perhaps the only profession that can claim to be a divinely inspired profession, because teaching is love. Essentially, teaching was synonymous with...

Teachers can only gauge the strength of their teaching prowess if students give them immediate, honest and genuine feedback. Students are the very centre of the instructional process, and what they say and do in the classroom and as soon as they step...

In the financial sector it is mandatory to know the financial character of clients and their various streams of revenue primarily for purposes of fighting the scourge of financial money laundering.In other work environments it is equally important to...

Schools have over the years developed a negative perception towards external oversight. This is a challenge that educators responsible for oversight should address urgently.There is an urgent need for external oversight and school managers to find...

The setting was the University of Botswana in the 1990s. Perhaps due to the passage of time, I just have no recollection of the exact academic year it was.The Student Representative Council (SRC) convened a general assembly of students to moot the...

No quality education is cheap. It costs both government and parents who choose to sponsor their own children a fortune. The costs of educating and training people, specifically to win a prosperous and sustainable future, are justifiable.If the...

The children of Soweto in 1976 did it and invaluable lessons have been learnt. The young generation belongs to a very important constituency, worthy of some modicum of respect.The one thing which young people have made unequivocally and emphatically...

Student achievement levels can only go up if students are subjected to a thorough instructional regimen while also students are sufficiently encouraged and challenged to fully apply and bring their best selves to the classroom learning theatre....

Members of the teaching fraternity are gathering in the vibrant Palapye town to mark and celebrate their day, highlighting accomplishments made over the years while reflecting on challenges and road blocks that could be inhibiting provision of...

Poverty was not used as an excuse to deter people from participating in the education affairs of their children.Indeed, as the Bible states, where your treasure is, there will be your heart also. Before the government seriously took care of erecting...

The teacher in question has been the pillar of strength in the creation and sustenance of a high performing culture that our sub region is renowned for. I sat in the office with disbelief, overwhelmed with a sense of loss as I read and re-read his...

Yes, it would be good if miraculous and overnight solutions were to be sought and found. But that is only a wishful thinking, dream that is almost impossible to realise. The solution rests in the spirit of collectivism, working together for the...

If somehow the participation of government in the provision of reception classes has resulted in the emasculation of the private sector, this outcome was accidental rather than planned .It was an attempt predicated upon a desire to cater for the poor...