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Tshwarelo Hosia
  • The influece of geographical location on academics

    It is a special service knowing no bigotry, ethnic divisions or territorial boundaries. Education service was designed for all intents and purposes to breakdown geographical barriers, to create equal opportunities for all and bridge the gap between...

  • The limited powers of school heads

    Those who treat it just like any other job hardly go anywhere. A school principal is a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of his institution. Yet unlike other CEOS, this plum position of school principal enjoys limited powers.CEOs in the non-teaching...

  • Classroom: The heartbeat of any school system

    Granted, it is desirous to forge a network of alliances with business community and to motivate parental engagement. However, support from outside is indispensable.With diverse talents at its disposal, a school can still stand on its feet and...

  • Money cannot perform miracles in education

    It is not really surprising that some still believe that increased financial injection is the answer. Money cannot do anything if instructional practices do not get better.Experience from other countries has taught us that the role of finance in...

  • Numbers never lie

    Clearly numbers never lie. There is trouble in our schools and uprooting the cancer eating our schools is a daunting challenge. We are a nation that has always pinned its hopes on education.The goal of achieving prosperity for all and delivering a...

  • Pressure mounts on school principals

    Four decades ago, public schools were small both in terms of physical size and student numbers and therefore they were relatively easy to govern. Seemingly founded on the principle that mission failure was not an option, most schools acquitted...

  • When the school environment is right

    When the school environment is right, students get it right and can overcome distractors no matter how powerful. In their 1996 World Bank report titled, ‘School Count’, Heneveld Ward and Craig Helen spelt out in clear, unadorned and unambiguous...

  • Replenishing love batteries

    I had always naively believed that the celebration of a Valentine’s Day is the exclusive business of adults. But I couldn’t have been more dead wrong.The fact of the matter is that the spirit of Valentine’s Day is increasingly gaining ground...

  • Education: The busiest entity

    Men and women are hard at work striving to create more and better learning in order to secure the future of our children. Recognising the challenges besieging the system, Parliament continues to allocate more financial resources to education.There is...

  • No room for despondency

    There should never be any room for despondency because far too many people regard a school as a beacon of hope. The expected and much desired results may be delayed but a school system that keeps a sharp and increased focus on the one thing that...

  • Public schools exist to cater for all

    Designed with inclusivity in mind, public schools exist to cater for all eligible students including those with special education needs.The idea is to guarantee access to school by all while not compromising quality. This means students are supposed...

  • The pride of private schools

    In the private school space continuity and a business as usual atmosphere are likely to reign supreme.This is because private schools take pride in having a proven track record of successfully pushing to proficiency many if not all learners under...

  • The long awaited Super Tuesday

    But finally the long awaited Super Tuesday arrived and our public schools resumed their academic business following a long, laborious and exciting but well deserved break.Though Christmas festivities are notoriously known for their energy sapping...

  • Special, gifted school principal

    Schools are littered across the vast expanse of this semi-arid country from Ramatlabama in the south, Ramokgwebana in the north, Gudigwa in the North West to the Kgalagadi sands in the west.Literally the country boasts of at least one fully-fledged...

  • What a team

    It widened and deepened my understanding and knowledge of what goes on in the world of schools leaders charged with the delicate duty of shaping the destiny of our children.My close association and professional engagements with principals was an eye...

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