Learners are grappling with a whole host of new challenges and need all the help they can get to continue to the next grade. The Answer Series (TAS) CEO George Eadie explained they want to empower learners to transform from feeling like victims to owning their experience and becoming everyday heroes that future generations will aspire to be like.
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So, what does owning the process actually mean?
Most learners wait for their teacher to tell them what to do next and find it stressful when they don’t have this constant support, but the current reality means they need to adapt and be proactive in order to succeed, Eadie said. “The first step is all about perspective, to shift from dwelling on why we are where we are, to how we can create a better future.”In a video chat with Eadie, Ntsika Dantile, a Grade 12 learner from Kraaifontein, who has been using study guides for four years, explained how he has done just that.
“When lockdown started I was very nervous as I didn’t know how I was going to do this.”I decided I was going to teach myself as I owe it to my parents and need to set an example for my siblings. “Studying is something that you need discipline for. “If you believe in yourself then other people will believe in you. “I can now write a test at any time and I am ready now.
Eadie reiterated this is particularly applicable to Grade 12 learners with their matric exams looming and recommends that learners see where they are right now as a trial, without the consequences of writing an exam tomorrow, to build a winning formula for matric success.
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In his latest book Future How, Face The Covid Reset: Embrace the Unknown, South African speaker and author John Sanei focuses on how to bring about a calm state of mind daily, build resilience and agility and move into the future with positivity and clarity of self. “Don’t be afraid to start over again; you may like your new story better, Sanei says in his book. Eadie said this is a powerful statement, and one of the ways learners can create and embrace the new normal. “They also need to make better use of resources available to them, whether it’s material provided by schools, online or through study guides. If learners make the right decisions now, there is plenty of time to end the year on a high note.
