Category Archives: 21st Century skills
ATTENTION GRABBERS
Let’s imagine this regular scenario which we teachers are already used to. You get into your classroom to meet your students shouting at the top of their voices. They were so engrossed in their noise making that it was hard to get their attention by screaming “stop making noise”. You make extra effort to getContinueContinue reading “ATTENTION GRABBERS”
THE RIGHT LESSON PRESENTATION
I’ve had the opportunity to listen to some teachers teach their students and I keep wondering why some resort to rushing the topic and leaving their students confused. Most teachers would say they had to work with the given time and the complexity of the topic would drain time if detailed explanation is given. GoingContinueContinue reading “THE RIGHT LESSON PRESENTATION”
RIGHT TO SPEAK AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
One of the fundamental human right of citizens in all countries is the right to freedom of speech. UNICEF also listed freedom of expression as one of the fundamental rights of a child. But the truth remains that a high percentage of children have been denied that right in the classroom, home and other places.ContinueContinue reading “RIGHT TO SPEAK AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION”
NATURE LEARNING
On Tuesday 9th of March, 2021, I was sitting pretty on my chair (Miss Dairo is a pretty teacher) after having to attend to a long list of cases brought to my table. I remembered I once complained about my students finding it difficult to make simple sentences and immediately an idea popped in. IContinueContinue reading “NATURE LEARNING”
MISS DAIRO'S SPACE 