Imagine you had a choice of seeing Star Wars or Forest Gump. Or, imagine having to make the choice between chocolate or vanilla ice cream. Which would you choose? As creators of school curricula, we are always confronted with choice. What is worthy knowledge? What is deemed as the best? What should we spend our…
Read MoreIt All Starts at the Gate
And that’s because gates are thresholds and thresholds symbolise beginnings. I’m reminded of the Chronicles of Narnia stories where the protagonists stand at the entrance of a portal that leads to another world. This is somewhat like the start of school where students leave one world; home and the outside, and then enter the world…
Read MoreCrises and Alternatives
In a crisis… …we can tear each other down, blame colleagues for not doing their job, accuse others for shirking responsibility or assign more tasks. This may seem like the only way. But unlike what British ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said in the 80s, there is an alternative*. The alternative could look like this: forgiveness;…
Read MoreAdjusting
Three things I’ve learned about leading during a global crisis: 1. Plans will change.2. Plans will change again.3. Plans will change some more.
Read MoreNarrowing the Margins
Margins will always be with us. They exist in every facet of life. If we’re deciding on what car to buy, we’ll look at price margins to determine the best value for our budget. In sport, margins separate winners from losers, and to what extent the loser has been defeated. But education isn’t like sport,…
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