One of the main reasons why it is important in our settings to prepare as an adult to parent or educate a child is because of the issue of discipline. What is discipline? The dictionary defines discipline as:- The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct … More Fresh Eyes on the Discipline of the Child
When it comes to giving the children the best, we must prepare to do so with all seriousness. The children are the future, they are tomorrows leaders; the next generation we hope will do much better than we have done. When I was a child I had great hopes for the future but there were … More The Preparation of the Adult
Concerned Parents and Educators Forum is one of the most vibrant Facebook groups that I know of. It has been an inspiration to me over the years and I cannot think of a better way to discuss our education sector than to look at the leaps and bounds that this Facebook pressure group has … More Concerned Parents and Educators Forum 2018
Preparing the teacher is a very important aspect of Montessori Training, and this should be so as the Montessori method of educating the child is so different from the traditional module. Permit me to digress a bit from what my Montessori educators may think this post is about, as I wish to look at the … More The Preparation of the Teacher
Children have a deeply embedded need: they need to experience their environment, know it and understand it. Children want to know how to fit in, to be themselves and yet belong to the family unit. As they get older they have a need to belong to the communities they know and trust, the classroom, the … More How a Child can experience the world
A lot of issues that face our world have stood out recently:- Fatal stabbings in London, Violence in a synagogue that leads to hundreds of Jews training to use the gun, constant cheating at examinations in Nigeria, and the horrible baby factory business that was uncovered in same. The problems are immense and we could … More The Issues and changing the Narrative
Dear Concerned Parents and Teachers, Good morning, here is a letter from a young girl, she is 8 years old in Primary 5. Here is what she wrote: Dear Mummy, I am sorry to write this letter, but I tried to talk to you yesterday, you shouted at me that you are busy. I am … More Mummy I need your help
How to intentionally educate our children and prepare them for life. As adults we must address what approach, style we chose to use to achieve our purpose of guiding our children to be well-behaved and successful. … More How we Educate the Child for Life
The school bus service is one of the few aspects of running a school that most School Owners wish they could easily do without. In actual fact, I am sure we may have each met at least one School Owner who refuses to run a school bus service. Ask parents, and you will also … More The School Bus Service
The School Owner to many are mostly greedy, profit hungry entrepreneurs who could careless about the children in their businesses called a school! But is this really true? Full disclosure, I also am a school owner and I have been punching numbers for the last couple of weeks and was compelled by the results I … More In Defence of the School Owner
