The beginning of a new term or session is usually the time for many teachers to move to new places. For some people, this is necessitated by relocation; others move because they have found that they can do better than their current experience.

In any case, moving to a new school, especially one that is a step higher than your last, can be a daunting experience. In this episode, I show you how to make sure that it is not a stroll in a park full of lions.

So much is being said about personal development these days, but not so many people know why. In this new episode, I touch on two cases for personal development. I hope you enjoy listening.

A lot of reactions have trailed the recent news of the death of Sylvester, a 12-year-old secondary school student in Lagos, who was reportedly beaten up and made to ingest a substance by some other students of the same school.

Many people have demanded justice for Sylvester, and rightly so. But we must do more: we must consider the realities around bullying, and begin to take collective action about it. Fast

So I have been meeting with people in my life from many years ago in recent days and they all have given nearly - immediate comments on my social media activity. What's interesting is that these were not people who regularly engaged with my content. That speaks volumes about the extent our posts can go, and the ideas that such could lead people to form about us. I felt it was important to talk about this.

The social media is a double-edged sword, one that requires great skill to wield. In a series of episodes, beginning today, I hold your hand and take you through the tricks, tips and ideas. But let's begin at a vital truth.

In this second part of the series, How To Become A Valuable Educator, I put cream to the cake from the last time out. I advise you listen to both parts to get the full picture of things.

The education sector in Nigeria is one that is never out of talking points, it appears. One type of argument that seems to come and go is about who qualifies to grace a classroom.

There is a school of thought that holds that a teacher should be someone trained originally for the purpose. Holders of this line of reasoning believe that the ideal teacher must have read several books on the art and science of delivering instruction.

Another school of thought feels that desire and drive carries just about the same weight as specific certification.

What the defenders of the either of the foregoing lines of thought may have overlooked is that, like every other profession, what teaching really needs is the best of minds in the land.

It matters that we come to understand how people become valuable.

All of the energy that teaching exposes one to, must be properly reorganized and redirected, so as to get better results. On this episode, I take a look at The Teacher's 'Must-Have' Friends, a collection of people we all need, to reap the full benefits of the profession.

It's over a year now since our lives were changed forever, by the unannounced visit of COVID-19. While many people felt the heat, I am of the opinion that teachers were the most hit.

It may appear that all is now well and we may as well get our dancing shoes out in gratitude to God. But that would be a very wrong move.

In life, it usually is not about the things that happen to us, but what we do with the lessons those things pass. It matters that we understand the exact lessons from the lockdown that greeted the nation last year, hold them dear to heart, and let them drive us to better choices going forward.

Books are an amazing blessing. But as the gifts that they are, you can interact with them and still not get anything. In this episode, I talk about 7 things you can do to get the best every time you pick up a book.