Friday 30 April 2021

Education is important: Part 4

Education makes us better citizens by teaching us how to conduct ourselves through life by following rules and regulations and giving us a sense of conscience. It make us more confident to go out there and achieve things. Many governments across the world have recognised the importance of education as a tool to enhance progress and make the world a better place. Let us see how it achieves that:

1. Education spreads awareness

Blind faith and superstitions are what bog down society. People misled by false beliefs do more harm than good to society. Education helps us question, gives us an analytical mind and helps us reject superstitions. An educated mind asks for logic and scientific reasoning behind all actions.

2. It helps us stand up against wrong and for the right

Education helps lower crime rate. That’s because the educated can differentiate between what’s right and what’s wrong. Research has shown that increasing the high school completion rate by just 1 percent for all men ages 20-60 would save the U.S. up to $1.4 billion per year in reduced costs from crime. This is true for other regions as well.

3. It helps progress

Better education opens up a host of opportunities and this is especially relevant in the times we live in where technology and education ensure that opportunities are not bound by geography.

4. It gives us a healthier lifestyle

Better educated people tend to live longer and have better lifestyles. For example research conducted in central European OECD countries have shown that a 30-year-old tertiary-educated man can expect to live eight years longer than a 30-year-old man who has not completed upper secondary education. While a tertiary-educated woman can expect to live four years longer than a woman without an upper secondary education.

5. Helps us to be more productive

It is a fact well known that the more degrees you have, better would be your economic performance. There is a deep connection between education and productivity and in this age where there is competition at every turn, education is what will help an industry and subsequently a nation, to flourish.

6. It helps us connect across borders

Digital education has helped achieve this. Education has given students from across borders opportunities to connect and communicate and work towards building a better future and a better world. For example, a professor in America can help inspire a student in Afghanistan to study and travel the world, help herself and a whole generation after her, to lead a better life.

7. It gives empowerment

Education helps turn weakness into strength. Education gives us the confidence to stand for ourselves. It improves our decision making capabilities, makes us mobile and gives us access to social networks. Many researches have proven that in countries where women are subjected to gender bias, education helped them stand up against marital violence, improved their decision making capabilities and helped them take charge of their own lives.

To quote Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, “books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. Education is the only solution. Education first.”

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Sunday 25 April 2021

Mr Crauwcamp - a legend

Mr Crauwcamp 

I don't know where to begin when I write about this legend. Mr Crauwcamp has always been a shoulder to lean on to most of us, be it a learner or teacher. Out of all that we can ever say about Mr Crauwcamp, he is one of the best things that has ever happened to THS WELKOM HTS. He has always put others needs more than his. He made it his mandate to always fight for what's right and help the needy. Wherever he helped those who needed his help, you would never see a camera with him. Because he has always believed that what happens between a mentor and a learner must stay between them. People don't have to know that he helped you with something. It should be between the two of you and God himself. That's a definite definition of Charity. 

I remember when I was in grade 8 back in 2016. I was a new Tekkie learner and it was our orientation day. I didn't have any money for transport and it was very late to walk back home. But Mr Crauwcamp gave me money for transport, when he didn't even know who I am or where I come from. He trusted me enough to give me money out of his own pocket so that my mother and I can take a cab back home. I will never forget the day I met this legend. I could take the whole day talking about his work, but in short, life was amazing as a learner at THS WELKOM HTS with Mr Crauwcamp as a head of grade and parent to us. 

I wish you all the best with your future endeavours Oom Croukies. May the Holy God keep blessing you more. One thing I learnt from him is that, nothing at all including no one would steal away the talent that God gave you. Nothing will take away the talents we have, of working with our hands. 

 "A hand that gives, is a hand that gets" I will always stick to these words because I live by them everyday.🙌 I'm very proud to call myself a Tekkie. 

Thank You So Much For Everything Sir. 

Ons waardeer alles wat Mnr vir ons gedoen het. 

Baie Sterkte Mnr Croukies🙌

Alex Manise

Study Techniques: Sleep enough ...

Some good tips here.

 

Friday 23 April 2021

Happy World Book and Copyright Day!

Every 23rd of April, the World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated around the world. The connection between 23 April and books was first made in 1923 by booksellers in Spain as a way to honor the author Miguel de Cervantes who died on that day. Nowadays, the World Book and Copyright Day is observed in over 100 countries, where schools, private businesses, voluntary organisations and many more come together to pay a tribute to authors and books. In 1995, UNESCO decided that on this date the World Book and Copyright Day should be celebrated in reference to the Catalonian festival and also, as the date marks the anniversary of the birth and death of William Shakespeare and some other authors.

Besides promoting the importance of reading and publishing, UNESCO aims to highlight the concept of copyright as the IP form giving writers the right to be credited for their work.

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