Category: Education

Commentary, Education, Education and Human Rights

My plea for a better, dignified education system for all Batswana

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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

Commentary, Education

Taking Education to the People

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‘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

Education, Inspiration

Wear your outfit like it’s your mission statement

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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

Education

To life-long learning and facing fears

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  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