Teacher Aderonke Akeredolu loved her job as a Nursery 2 teacher and she also loved working with children. Singing songs and telling stories was her strong point and the children loved coming to school mainly because of those stories. She even learnt how to teach children to read and it has made all the difference … More Teacher Aderonke
Were Bolanle and Ade suspended? Did they get punished? What disciplinary measures were taken by the school? Hmm… these were some of the important questions parents and educators asked about what happened with the incident I narrated two days ago. I must say right from the start that the school in question rarely suspends or … More I found a letter Part 2
“Excuse me Ma, I found this letter in the middle of one of our children’s notebook.” said the Primary 2 teacher to her School Administrator, Mrs Gbadebo. She handed it over and Mrs Gbadebo read it in dismay: Dear Bolanle, U are the love of my live.The rose in my betiful garden. Oh how I … More I found a letter
There is this boy I know, his name is Ladejo, he is 7 years old and he loves digging up dirt, removing stones, and old snail shells from the earth while asking lots of questions about what he has found. His mum is always complaining, saying that he wastes a lot of time playing outside, … More Children need to understand their world
So I got a message from one of my WhatsApp group members. She said she had a visit from one of the kids around her. As they got talking, he said something that struck and bothered her, so she wanted to bring it to my attention. What did the young 9 year old say? “Ma, … More
I remember the day I decided to remove my son from a top school in Lagos… the HOS had called me in for a talk. I was wondering what my son could have done… Not to worry he hadn’t done much except answer a question in a different way from how the Maths problem was … More Let the child think
About the dinosaur talk….So fast forward to this morning, there was a big buzz in the school as the children in the Upper and Lower Primary classes, held their first debate practice. That was just the beginning… the children proceeded to provide vast accounts about dinosaurs. Primary aged children are cabsnle of engaging in large … More Children, dinosaurs,and big projects
For a long while I have been convinced that the child has been robbed of the joy of dance and dancing. Have you watched children dance? You either get those who are well versed in the art of street dance vibes or the other extreme of not knowing where the left or right foot should … More Dance and the Child
It’s Valentines today, and we are celebrating. How do we celebrate this special day with our children? Do we sweep it under the carpet or do we intentionally celebrate? The world is changing: This is a story copied from a Facebook wall, it happened in January somewhere in Africa, it could have happened near us … More Valentine’s Day
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