Wednesday, 6 April 2016




The place of passion in our profession....
........what is your point of view?

Saturday, 7 March 2015

funmilayo da-Silva: Mastering Your Emotions - Emotional Intelligence

funmilayo da-Silva: Mastering Your Emotions - Emotional Intelligence:                                                                                      That which we do not have, we cannot give. How mu...

Mastering Your Emotions - Emotional Intelligence

                                       
                                             That which we do not have, we cannot give.

How much effort do we as Teachers, Parents and Role-models put into Mastering ourselves?
Mastery can be aspired towards in various facets of our lives but emotional mastery is especially important in the world of children. When you can identify and articulate your own emotions, then and only then can you help to teach  others, especially the younger ones out there how to master their own emotions. Emotional Intelligence makes Organisations, groups and individuals standout.

How Emotionally Intelligent are you? What effort are you putting into improving yourself in this area?

funmilayo da-Silva: O be careful little eyes what you see....

funmilayo da-Silva: O be careful little eyes what you see....: I remember way back very early in my career when one day, I met a group of 5yr olds huddled together and giggling over the very hot ...

funmilayo da-Silva: Managing ANGER in the class

funmilayo da-Silva: Managing ANGER in the class

Friday, 1 August 2014

Reflections on the year gone by.....




Summer gives us all an opportunity to reflect at leisure on the past school year and ponder on:
What went well?
What went wrong?
What can be improved on?

Anybody care to share?

Saturday, 5 July 2014

Managing ANGER in the class

".....disruptive behavior  in the class can pose a real threat to the learning and teaching process and often times it turns a teacher's life into a living nightmare..." 

What has your experience been in this area? Comments please?