On Monday I sat on my chair and was staring at my students. I do that a lot. I stare at a child and do a rough sketch of the progress that child has made that week. While still staring I realised some of them has forgotten some basic knowledge of mathematics and English language.ContinueContinue reading “ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS”
Category Archives: My Classroom Stories
THE HUG THAT MADE ME CRY
It was a new section and I was the new class teacher for primary three. I love meeting children so I just couldn’t shake off the excitement, it was so visible. I started the class with my usual bubbling nature. We had the introduction round, discussed about last term and what we expect from theContinueContinue reading “THE HUG THAT MADE ME CRY”
WHY HATE ME? ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND CHILDREN.
He was often moody. On days when he tries to be happy, you can see its forced and on days when its genuine, I pray it last longs. That’s the story of this child. He would often complain of how everybody hates him and no one wants to be friends with him. His classmates didn’tContinueContinue reading “WHY HATE ME? ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND CHILDREN.”
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CHILD’S ATTENTION SPAN
Getting a child to concentrate is a struggle for most teachers and parents. Children naturally find it difficult to concentrate for a long time. Firstly you need to understand that the childhood phase is when a child get to explore, feed their curiosity and bring out the Einstein in them and this can’t be doneContinueContinue reading “HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CHILD’S ATTENTION SPAN”
The boy who prayed and read.
I love praying with my students. We pray during revisions, examination and tests. Most times when I’ve explained a topic to them and they find it difficult to comprehend, I ask them to pray for understanding and I go home also and pray for wisdom to explain better. I was quite surprised when the teacherContinueContinue reading “The boy who prayed and read.”
MISS DAIRO'S SPACE 