I struggled at school because I very rarely had the courage to put up my hand and ask the question….I didn’t want my peers to know I didn’t get it, or to become the centre of attention; or suffer the embarrassment of being the only one who was struggling. But in reality I didn’t put […]

One of the strongest influences in the education of a child involves the profound role the parent can have both in the initial pre-school education, and then supplementing the ongoing activity of the teachers throughout their entire schooling.
Research has shown that a child’s highest level of thinking is usually revealed in informal conversations. The real […]

You remember the phase in the development of children when they continually ask the questions what, why and where? Generally associated with the early growth phase when the learning process is exponential, the questions are inevitably directed at the parent, close relative, close friend - someone with whom the child feels comfortable and confident.
Perhaps the […]