Would you survive your own subject as a student?
Would you survive your own subject if you were a student? You’ve spent years teaching…
Would you survive your own subject as a student?
Would you survive your own subject if you were a student? You’ve spent years teaching it, explaining it, setting questions on it, and telling students, “This one is easy!” But what if you had to sit on the other side of the classroom? Take this quiz and find out how you’d actually fare as a…
How to Identify a Good Teacher: Qualities Every Parent Should Look For
Think back to your school days. Chances are you don’t just remember the subjects you studied; you remember the teachers who made learning feel alive. The one who made maths less intimidating, or the one who encouraged you to keep writing even when your first essay wasn’t so great. You probably don’t just remember what…
10 Time-Saving Hacks Every Teacher Needs
Classrooms are sometimes a whirlwind: packed classes, endless marking, students being kids, and so on. Even during holidays, you’re sneaking in lesson tweaks or answering parent calls. You’re superheroes, and you deserve more time to rest, plan, or breathe. Here are 10 time-saving hacks to help you teach smarter, not harder. 1. Batch your lesson…
Which Classroom Item Are You?
Ever wondered what your personality would look like as a classroom item? Some of us are sticky notes; full of ideas, a little chaotic, impossible to contain. Others are whiteboards, easygoing and ready to adapt to whatever’s thrown at us. Then there are the pens: precise, dependable, straight to the point. And the clocks, always…
Teachers Are Learners Too – Here’s Why It Matters
If you ask a ten-year-old where teachers get their knowledge, they will probably tell you that teachers were born with a fully downloaded encyclopedia in their heads. They think you walk into the classroom with every answer pre-installed. But as anyone who has ever stood in front of a room full of energetic, unpredictable minds…
The 3-2-1 Teaching Method: A Simple Trick to Transform Classrooms
Imagine wrapping up a lesson knowing exactly what your students grasped, what sparked their curiosity, and where they need more clarity. With packed schedules and diverse learners, finding a quick way to boost engagement and check understanding can feel like a game-changer. The 3-2-1 teaching method is just that: a no-cost, five-minute strategy that transforms…
“At First, I Wasn’t Even Allowed to Touch the Computers.” – Oluwatobi Atilade
When Oluwatobi Atilade first walked into the media studio where he now works, he was not trusted with the editing computers. He watched. He observed. Other people handled the projects while he learned from the sidelines. Today, those same people call his name whenever a video needs editing. “Let Tobi do it.” For him, that…
7 Strategies for Deep Understanding of Any Subject
Ever read a chapter five times and still feel like it’s written in alien code? Or memorised facts for a test only to blank out a week later? You need these strategies for deep understanding of any subject. Whether you’re a student cramming for exams, a teacher prepping lessons, or a professional learning a new…
“Teaching Was Never the Plan. Passing Knowledge On Was” – Oluwasogo Gbarada
If you ask Oluwasogo Gbarada what he does, “teacher” probably will not be the first answer you hear. He will tell you he is a filmmaker. A video director. Someone who spends his days behind cameras, directing shoots, editing videos, building creative businesses, and occasionally squeezing in a gym session between client work. Teaching, in…
5 Strategies to Beat Procrastination and Get Things Done
You probably think using 5 strategies to beat procrastination is a lot, but picture this: You’ve got a deadline looming, a study session planned, or a closet screaming for organisation, but instead, you’re deep in a TikTok spiral, reorganising your sock drawer, or watching tutorials on folding fitted sheets. Procrastination’s got you in its clutches,…
7 Ways Parents Can Support Their Children’s Learning and Growth
I think one of my favourite Yoruba proverbs is ‘ojú kan ló ń bímo, ìgbà ojú ló ń wòó’, which loosely translates to – it takes a village to raise a child. It invokes feelings of community and can be applied to almost any context. As educators, we become part of your village. Ensuring your…
