Something to get us started as the new year begins This is the first time I have posted content that is not my own (well, except for posts that I have re-blogged from blogs I follow). I tweaked the content and added graphics for aesthetics and convertion from oral delivery to digital/textual format. The author… Continue reading Academic Research and Productivity: A motivational Speech
Author: basetsanablog
Media and Communications specialist, researcher, teacher, avid reader and traveler.
My plea for a better, dignified education system for all Batswana
Here is a letter that I wrote to the President of The Republic of Botswana. The letter was hand delivered to His Excellency's office on Teachers' Day, July 2018. He promised to take action to better the standard of education in Botswana. I look forward to this positive action. In this letter I quote a… Continue reading My plea for a better, dignified education system for all Batswana
The long road to motherhood
I have been off blogging and pretty much everything in the last 8 months. My last blog entry was on June 22, 2017, five days before I went for embryo transfer, yet again. So on this mother’s day I resume my journey on the blogosphere and I begin with an apology to my followers… Continue reading The long road to motherhood
Slow Academia is for the privileged – but then, isn’t all academia? — The Thesis Whisperer
The first blog I read after several months of mental block. Totally shaken back to reality and the importance of following through one’s goals. Is academia too Fast? In 2011, I wrote a piece called Slow academia in which I mused: “If you think about it, a thesis or dissertation is the epitome of Slow.… Continue reading Slow Academia is for the privileged – but then, isn’t all academia? — The Thesis Whisperer
Taking Education to the People
‘Hashtag we teach the nation’ Those who follow me on Twitter @BTlhobogang would have realised that I use the #WeTeachTheNation on many of my tweets, especially those that are about education issues. Now let us take this post as one of my endeavors towards the “we teach the nation” agenda. The subject of discussion… Continue reading Taking Education to the People
Wear your outfit like it’s your mission statement
Whoever came up with the description of teaching as a humble profession should be held accountable for the 'suffering' that teachers suffer. A Moment of silence, followed by a standing ovation for all the teachers in the world… I celebrate my profession every day. I remain hopeful that very soon there will be a global… Continue reading Wear your outfit like it’s your mission statement
Happy Women’s month
This one goes to all the men who think women are obliged to dignify their lustful, disrespectful gestures and comments. As women, when we see a male figure, instinctively we see a symbol of protection and security. Our interactions with men can sometimes be seen to denote a fatherly, brotherly or uncle-niece kind of relationship. But… Continue reading Happy Women’s month
To life-long learning and facing fears
Tossing Graduation Hat“You look like a student” A colleague once said this to me. I know it is subject to different interpretations, but I took it as a compliment. I took it to mean I look young and carefree. I know being a student is not one of the cool things, so is being… Continue reading To life-long learning and facing fears
21st century learning environments and new kinds of human rights issues
Education as a human rights issue Image source http://www.seatlepi.com The subject of human rights is a broad one. Its constituents evolve, collide with one another and stretch across disciplines, making it difficult to distinguish what really constitutes a human rights issue and what does not. I am particularly interested in the concept of education as… Continue reading 21st century learning environments and new kinds of human rights issues
Of digital natives and their ‘immigrant’ teachers
It is one thing to bring technology into the classroom just for the fun of it, and quite another to bring it because it is the best tool to facilitate achievement of specific educational goals. Prominent researchers and authors who advocate use of new media technology have consistently warned educators of the former. Having taught English… Continue reading Of digital natives and their ‘immigrant’ teachers
