Education is a WE sport

Education is a WE sport

A few hours before the Caribbean Secondary Examination Council ( henceforth, CSEC )Visual Arts first sitting. This is my 11th year in the game. My teaching skills has gotten better. However the difficulty index of the job has inflated. I feel like the difficulty to...
Teacher Transition

Teacher Transition

Ms Hanley is one of my younger colleague. A Social Science teacher. Who is in the middle of a transition from one career to another. She is a teacher -lawyer. She is making this change while teaching FULL time. WOW! A mother, a Teacher, A professional, A daughter and...
Leadership

Leadership

Is Care. These are my boys in the classroomSo I show up.I have to show up to see them and observed how they learn and what they know.The school classroom is not always a safe space for these kinda boysThese kinda boys rebel and repelAnd I am always amazed by how the...
Teaching Instead…

Teaching Instead…

Today was intended to focus on my own business but my students are unprepared for their upcoming exams. Mostly, because they don’t have the financial and other resources at home. Some students don’t have personal lab tops or wifi so in between having them at home and...
How Kites FLy

How Kites FLy

Kites are tangible cultural artifacts that most Caribbean islands associate with Easter festivities. My daddy made my kites at home because he was quite the artisan and we didn’t have much money. So, his hands manufactured life like black magic.A characteristic...
Good Friday

Good Friday

Church and school in most Caribbean territories and St. Kitts being no exceptions have enjoyed a long and tumultuous relationship. Sunday  School though a dieing classroom is still a thing. It’s a thing our parents and grandparents have to engage in di olden days....