Teachability is more of a function of strategy (effective teaching practices) and depends less on the academic prowess of students. All students, naturally gifted or not, require a little push from behind. The teacher factor in the equation is...
It should not be regarded as an additional burden, eating and encroaching on teaching time and distracting the teacher from the vital cause of classroom teaching and learning. Notwithstanding the value added of data, it seems data has become...
A teacher’s mastery of content and ability to rise to the challenge to deliver content in a scintillating, engaging and thought-provoking fashion should have a profound impact on student learning outcomes. There is, undeniably, a correlation...
It goes without saying that school principals are responsible for the overall health of their institutions in general and in particular presiding over production of excellent student learning outcomes. The success or otherwise of a school rests on...
Emphasis should be placed on pre-service training. This is because there is no guarantee of in-service training and professional support.To ensure the agility of school leaders and, therefore, school success, the system should boldly embark on...
The town-rural divide is glaring. For example, the capital city of Gaborone and Selebi-Phikwe have become islands of academic prosperity surrounded by a sea of academic underachievement. Despite being an old and deep-seated issue, the issue of...
There are concerns from both educators and the community regarding this arrangement. Opinions are divided.It is argued that those students who could not pass the proficiency bar at the most rudimentary primary school education level may not prosper...
The one deficiency that can ruin the students’ prospects of achieving academic prowess is lack of reading culture. A solid reading foundation plays a significant role in the long-term education journey of children. If students do not have reading...
Some quarters might perceive the shift as an additional burden, an ambitious mission that cannot be accomplished in light of the education sector’s history of academic underachievement. Critics are saying that the child welfare agenda would assume...
Some educators may be gripped with a feeling of despondency occasioned by the abolition of CP as an integral part of a school management system. It would appear that the controversial form of discipline has been the most effective and powerful...
An education system worth its salt should cease to emphasise on transmission of content but endeavour to churn out graduates who could flourish both in their personal endeavours and professional lives.Embedded in the 21st-century curriculum should be...
The education sector is one of the actors that should particularly provide leadership in the process of transformation. This is crucial considering that our society emerged from a background where the right to education of children with special...
However, far from reality, perceptions cannot be disregarded because they matter more. Social media can spread at supersonic speed both good and bad aspects of a school.Nonetheless, social media platforms tend to give much more prominence to negative...
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...
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...
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