What are the qualities of a good learner?

* Strong work ethic
* Time management skills
* Active participation
* Effective study habits
* Self-motivation
* Responsibility and accountability
* Adaptability and flexibility
* Teamwork and collaboration

Remember:
Mastering only the academy accolades and merits doesn’t constitute the qualities of a good learner. By embracing the above qualities diligently, learners can build a robust foundation for their future endeavors.

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* be a positive role model and set a good example at all times to other learners through compliance with school rules, regular attendance, punctuality, appropriate dress and good presentation, responsible behaviour at all times, achieving a positive work rate and meeting deadlines with homework.

* exhibit positive personal qualities such as reliability, responsibility, leadership skills, communication skills, co-operation with both peers and adults, self-discipline, politeness, confidence to speak in public, helpfulness and be capable of earning the respect of peers and adults.

* act as mentor or ‘buddy’ for younger students, offering help, support and advice.

* act as the voice of the learners in school meetings.

* willingly assist with the smooth running of the school during the school day by regularly and reliably performing duties.

* act as an ambassador for the school at school events, within both the school and local community.

* ensure that school rules are adhered to, promote and uphold appropriate behaviour and dress around the school environment, supervise corridors and aid the smooth movement of pupils around school to prevent pupils congregating in certain areas.

* be involved with all aspects of school life, both within the school day and in their own time including extra-curricular activities, charity work, assemblies and trips.

* be willing to give up their own time when required to assist with events such as Open Evening, Parents Evenings and Prizegiving Evenings.

* show initiative and be able to work independently and as part of a team, in order to generate new ideas and develop them.

Teamwork story: When a mousetrap is not about the mouse

One day a mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package when they got home from the store. It was an ordinary day like any other for the mouse. She was wondering what food did the farmer and his wife bring home? But instead of delicious food, the farmer brought home a mousetrap. Retreating to the barnyard the mouse warned everyone “There’s a mousetrap in the house, a mousetrap in the house!”

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, “Excuse me, Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it.”

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, “There’s a rat trap in the house, a mousetrap in the house!” “I am so very sorry Mr. Mouse,” sympathised the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about.”

Then the mouse turned to the cow which heard everything and said, “Like wow, Mr. Mouse a mousetrap. I am in grave danger duuuuh.” So the mouse returned to the house, head down and worried about how it will have to face the farmer’s mousetrap alone one day.

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer’s wife rushed to see if they have finally caught the mouse. She was in such a hurry to see if the problem with the mice was finally over that she forgot to turn on the light as she came into the room. In the darkness, she did not see that it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer’s wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital, and once the doctors were finished she returned home with a fever.

Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the barnyard for the soup’s main ingredient, the chicken. Even though the farmer got his wife the soup his wife’s sickness continued. Because of that their friends and neighbours came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them the farmer butchered the pig.

The farmer’s wife still did not get well. She died, and so many people came to her funeral. To feed them all the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat. While all of this happened the mouse was all alone in the barn wondering what would have happened if only the other animals would have taken some time to listen and solve the situation together.

We have to care about what happens to our friends and neighbours. What happens to them affects us too.

[Thanks Johann van der Berg for sharing this with us.]

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