Happy World Science Day. We must always make sure our children see the inter-relationships in life and the science in it. Science is important. Science can be described as the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the natural and physical world through observation and experiment. For a child to understand a lot of … More Science is Important
Some people read Dr Maria Montessori Decalogue’s and say, ‘This is too easy!’ But is it really? Each rule says a lot about the heart of what Montessori education is and what it isn’t. A lot of us concentrate on the materials, as administrators providing the didactic materials is a priority, as teachers presenting the … More Dr Maria Montessori’s Decalogue 1
I just listened to a great sermon on Transgenerational Leadership… It spoke to me on so many levels… Remember the story of Job..the sufferings, the questions and answers? Elihu the youngest spoke last… Why? Because the oldest are supposed the know better be wiser. Are they really? Job 32:9 Great men are not always wise, … More Train Up your child the right way
We all agree that the Education sector, as so many other sectors in Nigeria, requires an overhauling, a transformation and a reformatting. It’s a pity but those are the sad facts. The problem is not that we do not know what to do or what needs to change but the majority of us are leaving … More Finding your voice in the education sector
We pretty much all agree in today’s world that the early years from 0 to 6 are the most important foundation years for a human being. What you do or do not do charts the life that the child will become and be in the future. In other words, as some of us would say … More How to Nurture the Early Years Child
Yoruba language and culture has been mandated to be used in all Lagos State schools from now on! What an interesting week it has been. Some of us have been angry, shocked, scared and every emotion above and below has been expressed. And rightly so, not too many of us are smiling. Why? To tell … More Is Yoruba Language and Culture on trial
Stop using the cane! 2 Wow! What a contentious issue. I am so glad we are having this discussion. I respect that a lot of people strongly feel that from the Biblical point of view, using the cane is acceptable. Some of us feel that doing away with the cane as a means of … More Stop using the cane! 2
More or less everyone has heard about Montessori Education and schools but does everyone know what the Montessori education method is or what Montessori schools should be doing and teaching? Do you? Would you like to find out more? So if you want to expand your knowledge about Montessori, understand how to impact the … More The Addlo Montessori 3 Day Challenge
There are many arguments against the Montessori Method, it’s too old, very expensive, can’t work in Nigeria, too soft on children, etc. The only problem with the negative standpoint is that the same can be said of many forms of formal educational methods. For me Montessori is special. It makes sense, children are happy learning … More Montessori Is Special
As a child I hated homework and I know many of us hated it too. So I am perplexed at why we still insist on putting the children of this generation through the same grueling motions! We know full well that Homework sucks! This is a fact that cannot be denied. Yet some parents even … More 3 Reasons Why Homework sucks
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