The 5 Lessons I Learned From Madiba

5 Lessons I Learned From Madiba. There are many magical places in the world, spaces where nature and time seem to have a place of their own. Where the earth is so fertile that even the people living there seem to draw energy out of it and where time has a different pace and a deeper meaning. For what is a man’s life, but a stepping stone on which his children’s lives and his grandchildren’s lives are built upon.

02/06/201718/10/2021

5 Simple Steps to Turn Your Boys into Bookworms

5 Simple Steps to Turn Your Boys into Bookworms – easier said than done? Read on.

Raising a boy who takes pleasure out of reading books just as much as from a soccer ball or a Play Station might sound easier said than done, but, in the long run, it’s all worth it.

18/04/201705/08/2024

Does School Attendance Guarantees Literacy? The Truth You Feared

The key factors to achieve a high literacy level in a country

Early each morning a father braves the traffic riding his bicycle to his son’s preschool and then to work. It is an old bicycle model and he’s mended one of the tires but it transports both of them and that’s enough. He’s made a seat for his boy, right behind his own. His son has to go to school so that he’ll be ready for big school, when time will come. He’ll probably have to adjust the size of the child seat by then, but that’s something to worry about later. Today’s rainy; the roads are wet and the drivers impatient.

(November 2022 update: I still see them each morning, now walking to school, hand in hand).

31/03/201718/10/2021

April Fool’s Day, Childish Mischief or Ingenious Merriment?

Welcome to April Fool’s Day, but is it a day of childish mischief or ingenious merriment? Weather you choose to partake or not, it is always god to be in the know of its incredible origin, and some do’s and don’t to make sure you still enjoy it.

31/03/201718/10/2021

Why We Need A (New) Generation Of Readers in South Africa

Reading is linked to empathy, self-esteem and academic success, by Patricia Furstenberg

Why We Need A (New) Generation Of Readers in South Africa

“Readers are leaders”, said one great teacher; leaders of their own lives. Being able to understand what is expected of us beyond our job description or mastering those psychometric tests in a job interview could be life changing situations. Turning that first date into a success or having the ability to understand (and survive) our partner’s emotional needs are, definitely, lifesaving situations. What all of these occasions call for are our wits and… empathy. So relax; you’re not the odd one out if, at times, you feel for your boss. You should be celebrating instead.