How was your first week back in school?

How was your first week back in school?

Were the children glad to be in YOUR class?

Were they horrified or upset?

Did you share your expectations with them?

Were they excited?

DO share with us p-l-e-a-s-e!

Celebrating Rotimi Eyitayo on this Friday's Wall of Fame

There are people who kill your vision and there are people who help you towards actualising your vision.

Today, I celebrate Rotimi Eyitayo CEO of Teammasters, who helped me put structure to my dream of helping to train Nigerian Teachers.
Such a talented and creative true child of God.

His organisation - Teammasters - comes highly recommended!

Sisi Lawyer the Leader - Honour Roll Friday

Leadership......
What is it?
Who are those with It's traits?

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-makes-leader-dr-travis-bradberry

Today's choice for my Honour Roll is Aronke Vigo Omame (sisi Lawyer).
She has inspired (and still inspires on a daily basis) me and hundreds of people to be and do better.
A true leader.... 

Developing the "I can do it" spirit in your child

What role do you play in encouraging your child to 'give-up' or 'tackle the challenge'?
Various examples abound of famous people who wouldn't have been successful if they had given up the first few times they failed.

Let your child know sayings like:
'Try, try, try again, until you succeed' 'Quitters never win'
'Faint heart never won fair lady'
'Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly'.....

(http://www.forbes.com/sites/ekaterinawalter/2013/12/30/30-powerful-quotes-on-failure/#30faf6c015d3).......and the likes of those.

Encourage your child constantly, let him/ her know you believe in them and it's going to be alright.

What has been your experience in the area of developing this trait in child?
Please post here to encourage others.

Talking about unique ICONS....

Bolanle Olubunmi

Mrs Bolanle Olubunmi was the founder of lmperial Gate School. She started her career as a teacher in Corona School, Victoria Island in 1994 and rose to become the Deputy Head in Victoria Island School and Head Teacher of Corona School Apapa. In September 2003, she became the Head Teacher of Corona School, Ikoyi, a position she held until her resignation in July 2007.

Her commitment to high quality and wholesome education for children goes beyond the confines of the classroom and the margins of school walls. What started for her as a simple love and desire to help as many children as possible maximise their potentials and fulfill their destiny culminated in the realisation of this great and wonderful journey called Imperial Gate School.

The idea of establishing Imperial Gate School was nursed for many years and finally birthed in 2007 as an institution that will provide the platform for every child to release all the potentials within, instill self-confidence, self-worth and a positive outlook to life thus producing the 360° excellent child

She was a fantastic  mentor who had extremely high expectations and standard and never gave tasks that she herself was not leading. Bola Olubunmi was the  first of the 2 Headteachers that I was deputy to.

I miss her.

Do you have role models that inspired you in your professional capacity and are no longer here?
Do share

Tribute Friday.....Teachers that made an impact on lives...

Mrs Adenike Adamolekun
Founder/CEO of Supreme Education Foundation Schools, Magodo, Lagos.

Her attributes:

Forthrightness
Passion
'Go-get' spirit
Elegance
Compassion

How has she impacted lives?

Her vision to deliver high quality education in a high quality environment, is being lived out daily as, several children who passed through her school are winning laurels all over the world.
Children are always happy coming to her school.
So many children are being educated by her free of charge.
In the 25 years that the school has been in existence she has added value to Magodo Estate, just by her school being there.
She constantly trains and retrains her staff and pays for all training.
She leads by example.
She is a hands-on mentor to her staff.

Owners should learn a thing or two, from this icon in the industry and teachers should aspire towards acquiring these lasting qualities that make a unique Educationist.

Going from Good to Outstanding lessons

What qualities make you to be rated as 'Good'?
How about 'Outstanding'?



Fun
Supporting
Interesting
Clear communication/Excellent expression
'Plan-Bs'
High expectations
Efficient differentiation
Clear lesson outcomes in mind
Excellent time Management......

What do you think?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bH5y9PAgKc