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Teachers have long realised and accepted the uniqueness of their profession. Teaching and learning thrive and prosper within a positive social milieu. The creation of the necessary enabling social milieu cannot be left in the hands of parents alone....

This should be accompanied by a careful and radical selection of the leadership that would be equal to the task. Without the right leadership at all levels of the system, challenges that could be solved may appear stubborn and insurmountable. The...

The convergence of over 700 delegates from the scantily populated diamond-rich country of Botswana in the southern tip of Africa to Africa's smallest country of Gambia, and to Nigeria, the giant of Africa, symbolised the high premium that Credit...

Education is the most sought-after commodity. Yet it is not cheap. Children of privilege and those from underprivileged backgrounds equally need it. It could be argued that the less privileged children need it more.Yet these are the very children who...

They wonder why the culture of underachievement persists in spite of the presence of strategy. If it exists, then questions could be raised about the efficacy, relevance, and validity of the strategy. Ordinarily, signs of the existence of a strategy...

Our school principals deserve more accolades and recognition than they currently receive.The school climate has shifted drastically in the last few years to a point of rendering schools ungovernable. If it were not for the resoluteness and resilient...

PTAs have been established for a variety of good reasons. First and foremost, is to acts as a bridge between the school and the community.Without such a structure, a school can easily run the risk of existing like an ivory tower, isolated and...

In the recent past, the COVID-19 pandemic came and went, but taught us invaluable lessons.One of them is the need to diversify approaches to teaching and learning. The big question is whether there is anything we learnt from the pandemic. It seems...

A school in a state of inertia emphasises the problems bedevilling the teaching profession while downplaying the efficacy of the teaching profession in problem-solving and the cultivation of positive attitudes among students. The right attitude...

The closure of a school may appear drastic and harsh. But when seen in the context of securing fundamental and inalienable rights of children to education, it is a fair and just intervention.Schools are established to make a positive impact on the...

Only half-hearted attempts were made to assist learners with special needs to access education. Such learners were underserved as the schools lacked the technical expertise and physical resources needed to meet their peculiar learning needs....

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...