Attitude to Failure
I sat at my desk for more than 10 minutes thinking of a very good caption to follow this inspiring quote. I wanted it to be a personal story – of any time in my life where I’d failed in something but tried again in spite. Yet it has taken me rather too long …
Repeated Jokes
Some friends met regularly at a joint every day to hangout and chat. After some time, one of them noticed that their gathering was mainly characterised by complaints about the same issues over and over. “Guys, does it not seem that we keep rehashing the same old issues again and again?” He asked quizzically. One …
The Elephant Rope
Walking through a festival practice centre in a village square, a man noticed that the elephants were only secured with a thin rope tied around their ankles. He wondered why they did not break free from something so weak. Abi na jazz? Curious man like me, he asked the tamer. Here was the tamer’s …
Rocks, Pebbles, Sand and Water
My teacher walked into the class with some unusual things – big rocks, a tote bag with something bulging through it, some stones, a bottle of water and weirdest of all – a nylon with sand in it. Mr Gana is one very passionate teacher – almost unpredictable. We all stared at him as he …
Bell that Cat
The rats 🐀 living in Sir Tanko’s house are the fattest on the street; that’s their emblem. When people see them, they know where they’ve come from and where they’re headed. Sir Tanko wasn’t quite pleased with this ‘reputation’ of his, so he thought to do something about the rats. He got a cat 🐈. …
Three Feet from Gold
During the gold rush, a miner spent months digging through an area of land where he believed he would find gold. After several futile attempts he finally gave up and sold the land and his tools to another miner. “I could’ve let you have this land for a kobo,” he told his buyer, “It’s useless.” …
MSII SDG Fund for Teachers 2023
Are you a passionate educator with a fantastic idea that will revolutionise education and make life better for students and other educators? What’s standing between you and the achievement of your solid idea – money, network, training? Well, that’s not a problem any more as you can win up to $2000 grant (and $10,000 later), …
