It is true that from infancy, humans are on a quest for independence. Every time we celebrate the Independence Day in Nigeria, I feel that raising our children to learn to be independent as adults is a task many educators and parents struggle with. Especially in a country that is independent yet dependent. It is…
Twitter for Teachers....yes tweech me too! Three truths. Truth is many Nigerian teachers speak of training as though it must always come at a cost. The other truth is most Nigerian teachers speak of professional development as though it must be done by the schools we work for and not ourselves. Third truth is many…
EDUCATION THAT WORKS Certainly, it is not useful for us to continue to pay lip service to what our education should be. Our hands must work and get dirty if we want to ever experience good education in Nigeria again. We ALL have to work hard to see that our EDUCATION WORKS. Whether you’re…
I know! Controversial huh! ...because you probably did it and you feel that your child is handling it well or can handle it. After all, they are either coming tops of the class or is doing well above the 70s grade point. Sadly this thinking is not only misleading but is proven to have downward…
General rubrics are great tools for identifying students' participation, engagement and understanding during any classwork. They improve teacher student relationships in ways that allow students to express feedback while teachers mindfully help. They are use criteria and descriptions of performance that generalize across (hence the name general rubrics), or can be used with, different tasks. The…
Botched. Meaning: 1. To carry out (a task) badly or carelessly. 2. To perform poorly or ruin through clumsiness or ineptitude. "he was accused of botching the job" synonyms: bungle, do badly, do clumsily, make a mess of, mismanage, mishandle,mangle, fumble Authenticity. Meaning: The quality of being genuine, real or original. Quite frankly, a lot of certificates making the rounds through…
Happy Children's Day to you all. I think about these poignant words of one the world's greatest thinkers of our time. "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way it treats its children." Nelson Mandela Very quickly I think of how every word spoken about sustainable development is directly interwoven…
Let me state categorically that this isn't the easiest thing to do considering that most of us Nigerians were raised under an automatic remote control system to do as we were told without questioning. I'll like to focus on these 4 ways of teaching children without yelling only because they resonate and have worked with…
25 Reading Strategies That Work In Every Content Area 1. Reread 2. Activate Prior Knowledge 3. Use Context Clues 4. Infer 5. Think Aloud 6. Summarize 7. Locate Key Words 8. Make Predictions 9. Use Word Attack Strategies 10. Visualize 11. Use Graphic Organizers 12. Evaluate Understanding To the above list, we’d add: …
International Women's Day means different things to different people. For some it's a celebration, for others it's a call to action to accelerate gender parity, and for many it's an opportunity to align and promote relevant activity. Whatever your objective, International Women's Day is the perfect moment for gender-focused action. I believe that when we…