by Alison Gitelson | 14 Sep 2010 | Uncategorised
Should I take history or biology, accounting or geography? It is that time of the year when Grade 9 learners have to choose their subjects to study for the next three years. Not an easy decision. In some cases a wrong choice could become a big barrier later if...
by Alison Gitelson | 25 Mar 2010 | Uncategorised
Parent’s Evening during the early grades always went the same way. “Your son is mischievous, he isn’t working to his potential. But he is such a delightful boy. I love teaching him.” In Gr 3 his teacher said there could be a problem with his...
by Alison Gitelson | 13 Dec 2009 | Leader-Management, Professional Speaking, Self Leadership
“we shall fight on the beaches,we shall fight on the landing grounds,we shall fight in the fields and in the streets,we shall fight in the hills;we shall never surrender” Those were powerful words. Words spoken by Winston Churchill in 1940. Words that...
by Alison Gitelson | 6 Dec 2008 | Culture
Ethics in school and at home Comments A recently circulated e-mail emphasized that the Bible says though shalt not kill. It went onto say that schools no longer teach Christianity or Judaism and therefore children don’t learn this “rule”. The...