Without a narrative, life has no meaning. Without meaning, learning has no purpose. Without a purpose, schools are houses of detention, not attention. NEIL POSTMAN. The End of Education.
Category: Society
Grace Personified: Prophet Muhammadﷺ
Allah states in the Quran:
He has sent down upon you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel.Quran 3:3
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ENTRAPMENT
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
Steve Jobs
Strange Bed Fellows
“That which is not good for the bee-hive is not good for the bees.” – Marcus Aurelius.
The normalisation of relations with Israel cannot be normal when the abnormality of Apartheid exists in Palestine.
Justice served is Peace Preserved.
Our theories determine what we measure. Albert Einstein.
How we react tells our manners even when we know that ‘every storm runs out of rain.’ What is becoming of our beloved land, South Africa?
Bonds of Brothers & Sisters
I lost my job – I got another one. I lost my money – I worked and got it again. I smashed my car – I bought a new one. I lost a family member – there is no replacement. My tears and memories are the joys that enlivens my heart.
How gangsterism affects the culture of learning and teaching in SA Schools.
Violence in South African schools is escalating resulting in increasing the barriers to learning
YOU TOOK MY BREATH AWAY.
The world as we know it is what we see. People add to the greatness of this world through their actions. Actions are judged by intentions.
LONELINESS! A reality.
DAY 5. COVID-19 LOCKDOWN. SA. I never knew loneliness can be so alone! Today my thoughts were drawn to an old man …
Expressions of faith.
Experiencing the first wave of COVID-19 Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer;Things fall apart; the centre …