I'm really no longer entertaining the Reading Crisis in Grade 4 anymore.

We KNOW what the issue is from Foundation Phase but we are deliberately NOT listened to.
We are constantly told to adjust marks during the Verification Process.

As a Departmental Head and FP SAT co ordinator, I can confirm that we receive a mandate to adjust marks by 5% in core subjects.
A lot of Principals really don't care about the interests of the Foundation Phase.

"They are just kids. Push them through."
Grade 1 Classes are OVERCROWDED!!!

The ratio goes up to 1: 60 in a lot of schools simply because principals keep accepting children even when the Foundation Phase is full.

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Aug 26, 2024
Hi guys!

This evening I am a making a very short but hopefully informative thread on how to improve counting skills, particularly at Grade 2 Level.🌺
Why is counting so important?

That might be the question on a lot of parents' minds.

A child's ability to count helps him/her with sequencing / ordering. Your child gets to understand the importance of routine through counting.

It also serves as a foundation for Maths skills.
So, in what ways can one improve their child's counting skills?

Let's go.
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As a woman, nothing will ever prepare you for the pain of being in love with someone who views you as a wife and mother but NOT a sexual being. They completely disregard that at a point, you were a sexual being before becoming a mother or wife .
They can't see you in lingerie. They prefer seeing you close your laptop, read the Bible and come straight to bed and call it a night.

Meanwhile in your head, you want him to say "pause work a bit, I miss you."
If you are lucky enough and he attempts to make love, he wants to do it the Christian way of let's go to bed and keep it in one position.

Meanwhile in your head, you want to be hung on the chandelier and choked.
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Teachers, when you are changing schools; DO NOT allow your principal to bully you into filling in a resignation form.

They know the system‼️. If you are changing schools; particularly interprovincially; you don’t fill in a resignation.

It will wipe you OFF THE DATBASE‼️‼️😩
And once you are OFF the database, you will NEED to start over.

And guess what?

Another 6 months waiting for a salary!!!

If you are changing schools, consult your HR, just provide your new appointment letter to the school you’re leaving and start at your new school.
I would not tweet on something I haven’t experienced. I’ve changed schools before. The transition was smooth.

My former colleague had the opposite. She was changing schools but resigned. It was that long process of starting over AGAIN.
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“Why do our children need cursive?!” 😭

I get asked this question quite often. So I’m going to share the importance of cursive handwriting 🌸 especially in Early Childhood.
1. Cursive develops the Fine Motor Skills of a young child.

This means; a child would have to fully focus on his/her pencil grip when forming cursive letters.

This practice improves their ability to tie shoelaces, tie knots, squeeze a sponge etc.
You will find that a child who struggles to write using cursive/form cursive letters, might not be able to tie his/her shoelaces.
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