That time when teaching 4
…when kids rename a topic to their understanding but it gets lost in translation to you. Enjoy this following story. You can read up the...
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Chinwe Njoku
- Feb 22, 2020
- 2 min
That time when teaching 3
. . . I nearly smacked a kid up the backside of his head. I still remember the scene like it happened yesterday. I even see the kid in...
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Chinwe Njoku
- Feb 8, 2020
- 3 min
That time when teaching 2
… I knew I had to leave the classroom or it wouldn’t end well. Not only for me, not only for the students, and least of all my...
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Chinwe Njoku
- Feb 1, 2020
- 2 min
That time when teaching
….that trying to hold the laughter back while looking at the child who caused the laughter, and trying to explain the next steps to her...
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Chinwe Njoku
- Nov 22, 2019
- 3 min
The horse, the battle and the victory
During my quiet time this past Tuesday, I felt to fast. It didn’t feel like it was to be the typical 6 to 6 fast. As in I felt I could...
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Chinwe Njoku
- Sep 29, 2019
- 3 min
Tokyo Drift in Bumblebee
As most of you my regular readers would have clocked, I work as a secondary school maths teacher somewhere in Manchester. One of my...
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Chinwe Njoku
- Dec 23, 2017
- 3 min
When My Fear Happened
Recently I was in a precarious position, or should I say, state, at school where I had to leave my class in the able hands of a dear...
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Chinwe Njoku
- May 26, 2017
- 2 min
peacock strutting
Him: “So I was speaking with your boss today and [your boss] was singing your praises.” Her: “Really?” Him: “Yes. And I vehemently...
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Chinwe Njoku
- Dec 24, 2016
- 3 min
Have the Half Time
We interrupt the SS series to bring you some thoughts for the holidays, especially if we’re wearing similar shoes! A friend of mine did...
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Chinwe Njoku
- Oct 29, 2016
- 3 min
WooMan
Pre-P.S.: listening to Synesthesia (by Bethel Music) while reading this, helps. And there is this lady where I work. She cleans. Last...
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Chinwe Njoku
- Sep 19, 2016
- 3 min
Been One Year
This week makes it one year since I upped and moved out from Loughborough to Manchester. (I briefly wrote about it here.) And I’ve been...
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Chinwe Njoku
- Jul 12, 2016
- 3 min
The Re-Visit
Part of my training year as a teacher was to spend a week in a primary school learning all I can about how kids are taught in Key Stages...
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Chinwe Njoku
- Jun 25, 2016
- 3 min
Blessed Assurance
Some of you reading this may have had a song come to mind when you read the title of this post – Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine; Oh!...
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Chinwe Njoku
- Jun 5, 2016
- 3 min
Do Not Flush
I recently had a long overdue catch up phone call with a dear friend of mine, who I hadn’t spoken to in, what I wouldn’t be surprised to...
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Chinwe Njoku
- Apr 3, 2016
- 2 min
The Transfer
Image credit: Innoventes I recently saw an episode of Madam Secretary (Season One) in which one thread of the story-line was protesting...
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