The Flourish Model Academy

05/09/2025

Federal Government Unveils Future-Ready Curriculum

14/09/2024

12/09/2024

Lesson Notes and Plans

Teaching without a lesson plan is like going on a journey without knowing where you are going.

The lesson plan is central to effective curriculum implementation because effective teaching requires you to plan and prepare your lessons.

_IMPORTANCE OF LESSON NOTES_

1. _It is a Guide to Lesson Preparation_: It makes the teacher become more familiar with the materials to be taught. While preparing for your lesson, you are opportune to take a number of vital decisions.

2. _It is a Guide to Effective Teaching_: Teaching is deemed effective only when it results in the realization of the set objectives. In order to do this, therefore, the set objectives should always be your focus while teaching.

3. _It Saves Time_: Since lesson notes guide the teacher to the relevant points of the lesson, he is saved from beating about the bush. In this way, precious time is saved. It is common to see a teacher who did not plan for his lesson; such a teacher is unorganized and uncertain in his delivery. At times, he exhausts the time for the lesson when he is halfway into his teaching period. He may keep on wasting time on irrelevant examples and illustrations, and at times digressing. But when you plan for your lesson by writing notes of the lesson, all these problems will be minimized.

4. _It Saves Energy_: Lesson notes with relevant points save the teacher the possibility of digression. It also helps him conserve some energy. In fact, if you fail to prepare for your lesson, you may run the risk of talking too much on irrelevant things, and at the end, you develop a headache. But when you are armed with a lesson note, you talk to the point and come out strong.

5. _It Serves as a Reminder_: It is human to forget, but with the lesson note on hand, we can easily look up for the information we could have forgotten. However, we must not form the habit of always looking into our lesson note; otherwise, students may develop a bad impression about us.

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09/09/2024

👉Living a life of purpose starts with identifying our core values.

Values refer to the importance or worth given to certain ideas, beliefs, or principles by individuals and society.

They are moral principles that guide our interactions with others.

Values are standards of behavior and norms accepted by a group or the society.

CATEGORIES OF VALUES

1. DISCIPLINE
Discipline is the practice of adhering to rules, regulations, and principles.

A disciplined student exhibit self-control, respect, responsibility, and perseverance.

A student who wakes up early every day to study, despite wanting to sleep in, is practicing discipline.
An individual who resists the temptation of procrastination and stays focused on their tasks is disciplined

When students are described as "indisciplined," it means they lack self-control, responsibility, and adherence to rules and expectations.
This can manifest in various ways, such as:

1. Disruptive behavior: Talking back, interrupting, or causing disturbances in class.

2. Lack of focus: Failing to pay attention, neglecting assignments, or engaging in non-academic activities during lessons.

3. Non-compliance: Refusing to follow rules, ignoring instructions, or disregarding consequences.

4. Poor time management: Procrastination, lateness, late submissions, or inadequate preparation.

5. Inappropriate behavior: Bullying, disrespecting peers or teachers, or engaging in unacceptable conduct.

6. Lack of organization: Failing to maintain a tidy workspace, neglecting materials, or losing track of assignments.

7. Irresponsibility: Neglecting responsibilities, blaming others, or making excuses.

8. Defiance: Openly challenging authority, refusing to accept feedback, or resisting guidance.

Indiscipline can stem from various factors, including:
a. Lack of clear boundaries or consequences
b. Inadequate support or guidance
c. Personal issues or emotional struggles
d. Peer influence or social pressures

Addressing indiscipline requires a comprehensive approach, which include:

a. Clear communication of expectations
b. Consistent enforcement of rules and consequences
c. Positive reinforcement of good behavior
d. Supportive guidance and mentorship
e. Addressing underlying issues or challenges

Quote:
1. Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment- Jim Rohn
2. The discipline to focus on the things that matter most is what separates the achievers from the rest.- Gary Keller


2. HONESTY

Honesty is the quality of being truthful, sincere, and transparent in words and actions.

An honest person will:
1. Return a lost wallet to its owner, even if it contains a large sum of money.
2. Admit mistakes or errors and take responsibility for them.
3. Provide accurate information, even if it's uncomfortable or difficult.
4. Keep promises and commitments.

When we say students are dishonest, we mean they exhibit behaviors that demonstrate a lack of truthfulness, sincerity, and transparency.

This can manifest in various ways, such as:

1. Academic Dishonesty
a. Cheating on exams or assignments
b.Plagiarism or copying others' work
c. Fabricating data or results

2. Falsehoods and Lies
Providing false information or excuses

3. Deception and Manipulation
a. Hiding or concealing information
b. Misleading or deceiving teachers or peers

4. Theft and Misappropriation
a. Stealing materials or resources
b. Misusing school property or funds

5. Dishonest Communication
a. Falsifying documents or signatures
b. Engaging in cyberbullying or online dishonesty

Quotes:
1. Honesty is the best policy- Benjamin Franklin
2. The Truth will set you free -Jesus Christ.

Learn more essential values like:

OBEDIENCE;
Respect;
Punctuality;
Tolerance;
Integrity ;
Courage ;
Selflessness ;
Humility ;
Patience ;
Godliness ;
and Diligence/hard work

09/09/2024

Principles of Effective leadership
(Insights from Myles Munroe)

PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP

We need leaders who prioritize people over profit. To create change, you must engage with the issue.

Avoidance only perpetuates the status quo.

We are all born to lead, but not necessarily over others.

Our leadership is meant to be exercised over our unique gifts and talents, and to make a positive impact.

Principles are essential for developing personal leadership. Unlike facts, which can change, principles are constant laws that guarantee success when followed.

God's plan was for us to be leaders, not just followers.

The disconnection from our source of leadership(God) has led many to become followers instead.

Our culture and context often hold us back from realizing our leadership potential. We must recognize and overcome these limitations to become true leaders.

True leadership brings about positive change, improving our environment and the lives of those around us.

If no change occurs, then management, not leadership, is taking place.

Leaders must not support visions that perpetuate social injustice and oppression. Instead, they should empower people, heal, and serve humanity and to ultimately enhance others' lives.

Attitudes of Leadership

1. Leaders don't wait for things to happen; they make things happen. They don't pray for changes; they make changes happen. They don't wait for instructions, and they are not complainers. Complainers are not leaders.

2. Leaders are careful to protect their character, knowing it affects their leadership.

3. Leaders have their heads in the clouds, thinking ahead, while their feet are on the ground. They are in touch with the people's needs and infirmities. They lead from ahead, not beside.

4. Leaders understand shared values and know what people want to achieve.

5. Leaders recognize they can't do it alone and walk with a team.

6. Leaders are mindful of their legacy, knowing it is the life they live. They lead by example, living what they say and demonstrating their instructions.

7. Leadership is everyone's business, not just a select few. Leaders drive people to become more responsible and independent, empowering others to become leaders.

YOU MUST

1. Believe you are designed to lead.

2. Discover yourself.

3. Capture your vision.

4. Share your inspiration.

5. Commit to values and principles you will never violate; set standards you will never sacrifice.

6. Express your passion to people; tell them what you want to change and do.

7. Empower other people.

8. Discipline yourself to protect your purpose.

9. Coordinate resources effectively and manage time.

10. Manage your priorities; otherwise, you will neglect others' priorities.

11. Mentor someone greater than yourself. Leaders produce people, not just buildings or programs. They develop individuals, just as Jesus did.

12. Must understand management, which is a small part of leadership. Management involves delegation, while leadership involves sharing power and giving people responsibility.

Qualifications of Leaders (Using Paul in 1 Timothy 3)

Leaders are overseers, a noble and good desire.

- Must be above reproach, with a personal life that is blameless.
- Must be the husband of one wife, demonstrating that personal life styles are crucial, as leaders lead out of their life, not just their position.
- Must be temperate, slow to anger, as most leaders lose their position due to quick anger; remain calm, even when tempted.
- Must exercise self-control, controlling emotions and maintaining peace, even when tested.
- Must be respectable and consistent in convictions, with uncompromising standards and values.
- Must be hospitable, kind, and gracious to all, even enemies, and willing to listen.
- Must be able to teach and communicate ideas effectively, through learning and reading.
- Must not be given to drunkenness or mental instability, maintaining mental clarity and stability for decision-making.
- Must be gentle, not violent, and not quarrelsome, avoiding arguments and fights.
- Must not be lovers of money, prioritizing people over personal gain, and not sacrificing others for financial motives.
- Must manage their family well, as their children are a key test of their leadership; ensure your best efforts are evident to others.
- Must not be recent converts, as talent alone doesn't qualify for leadership; they must learn and grow before taking on a leadership role.
- Must have a good reputation among those outside their circle.

12 key aspects of leadership:

1. Purpose - You must discover your purpose, you are not just to make a living, discover your sense of destiny.

2. Vision - Have perception of their future, they see a future that is better now and paying the price to go through it.

3. Passion - Have commitments beyond their own safety. Willingness to take the criticism, test and the likes. Passion is the only thing that can withstand the test, opposition. It is a desire that can withstand the threat of death. A passion is not looking for something to live for but for to die for.

4. Conviction - They believe in what they believe is right - you cannot buy their convictions - convictions are lacking among leaders. The moment you flow with the current, you are not a leader. The leaders oppose the convention. They don't follow the crowd. The opposite of conviction is compromise. Leaders are ready to die and go to jail for their convictions. Leaders don't wish to be "liked" they want to be right. Conviction will make you live forever, after death, people will still talk about you.

5. Compassion - Leaders have compassion for the dignity of humans - giving yourself and willing to sacrifice for humanity.

6. Principles - Leaders must live by principles, they have standards they follow - I will not steal, I will not commit adultery, I will not oppress humanity, etc.

7. Values - They have a code of ethics.

8. Plan - Have a clear plan, they plan themselves, they put coordinates in their life, they know where they are going.

9. Persistent - They are committed to getting what they dream, committed to success, their visions, they believe the future and the presence cannot hinder them... they tell the presence that the future is more important. They believe in the hope more than they believe in the environment. Persistent is the foundation of courage. Leaders live in the future, only their body is in the present.

10. Dedication - Dedication is more important than loyalty, faithfulness, and commitment (you can be loyal, faithful, and committed for the wrong reasons). They are dedicated to the task. They won't leave the task half done.

11. Sacrifice - Willingness to suffer for the course of your vision. Leaders are ready to suffer for the course of fulfilling their visions.

12. Accountability - A leader must submit to higher human authority, never trust a person who is not accountable to someone else, never trust a person who cannot be instructed, corrected by someone else. When we live with the awareness to give an account to human authority and divine authority, these will keep a leader humble and fearful. A leader without fear is a dangerous leader. People are in trouble when a leader doesn't fear God. When you fear God, you will respect His image.

Isaiah O. A

09/09/2024

The Art of Influence: Unlocking Charisma and Leadership
( Insights from John Maxwell's ' Be a People Person)

BE A PEOPLE PERSON

There is no better exercise for strengthening the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.

The happiest people are those who have invested their time in others

The unhappiest people are those who wonder how the world is going to make them happy.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

We cannot underestimate the value of a single person.

Don't take advantage of people.

The principal causes of unrest among workers include:

1.Failure to give credit for suggestions
2. Failure to correct grievances
3. Failure to encourage
4. Criticizing employees in front of other People
5. Failure to ask employees their opinion
6.Failure to inform employees of their progress
7. Favouritism

Using the word CHARISMA as an acrostic, the outstanding characteristics of charismatic people are:

Concern- The Ability to show you care
Help- They are helpers
Action - The Ability to make things Happen
Results - The ability to produce
Influence - The ability to lead
Sensitivity - The ability to feel and respond
Motivation - Ability to give hope
Affirmation - The ability to build up

Obstructions to charisma include:
Pride
Insecurity
Moodiness
Perfectionism
Oversensitivity
Negativism

Self-confidence breeds confidence in others
People must have affirmation and praise in order to maintain a high level of performance

Work plus praise increases energy, but work without praise drains energy

The price tag the world puts on us is just about identical to the one we put on ourselves

Self-confidence is the first great requisite to great undertakings

Confidence is not the result of or absence of problems, confidence is a result of trusting God in our problems

A leader is a person who has the ability to get other to do what they don't want to do and like it

Leadership is influence - A person may have a position of leadership, but if he is not affecting the thoughts and actions of others, he is not a leader

Effective leaders must have:

1. A sense of calling
2. An ability to communicate
3. Creativity in problem solving
4. Generosity
5. Consistency

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool; shun him.

He who knows not, and knows that he knows not, is a child; teach him.

He who knows, and knows not that he knows, is asleep; wake him.

He who knows, and knows that he knows, is wise; follow him.

Everyone faces problems
The ability to creatively find solutions will determine the success or failure of each difficulty

The Chinese symbol for crisis means danger
It also means opportunity.

The key is to use a crisis as an opportunity for change

You are at peace among yourselves when you are accountable to someone in authority.

Every Christian should be a member of a local congregation and should submit to those in authority
Authority minus accountability equals a very dangerous situation

Criticism is something you can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

Understand the difference between constructive and destructive criticism
You need to learn how to interpret criticism

Before you criticise: Check your motive

Ensure the issue is worth criticism

Be specific

If you can't be specific, don't confront

Don't undermine the person's self-confidence
Try to find at least one area in which you can praise the person before you expose the problem.

Attack the problem, not the person
Deal with the issue at hand
When a confrontation becomes a personal attack, you destroy your own credibility and find yourself in a no-win situation

The expected outcome of a confrontation should be that the offender leaves with a clear understanding of the problem and the hope that he can turn it around.

Look at yourself before looking at others
Instead of putting others in their place, put yourself in their place.

End confrontation with encouragement
Always give confrontation the "sandwich treatment"

Sandwich the criticism between praise at the beginning and encouragement at the end
To leave a discouraged person without hope is cruel and vindictive.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

Isaiah O. A

09/09/2024

Dear excellent educators,

Are you ready for resumption now?

• Your first week's lesson note well prepared.

• Ladies, make your hair. Don't "managing" that hair on your head to school for the new term. Likewise men, be on nice hair cut "no dread or rough curl" please.

• Are your shoes ready?
Amend the faulty ones and discard the ones that are no longer worthy of a teacher. Remember to Polish the ones that needs polishing.

• Get your to-do list jotter for the session ready.
This is really needed to make you arrange each week of this term well.

• Fix that wristwatch that stopped working at least if you can't buy another.

• Turn your bag in out. Discard the unwanted things there.

•Trim those nails or make it clean and neat.

• Iron the clothes you will wear for the first week. Don't dare resuming this new session wearing rumpled wears again.

• Make a weekly meal plan to make things easier for you this session.

Happy resumption to every great educators 👍👍👍

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08/09/2024

Beware of false knowledge, it is more dangerous than ignorance.

07/09/2024

NOTE CHECKING AND CORRECTION

Teaching is an art. It demands a lot of expertise and patience while checking notebooks.

Errors are integral parts of learning process. Do not create error threatening environment; at the same time sensitize your learners gradually to write accurately and fluently.

“In order to achieve an effective error correction method, it is very important for teachers to have a clear understanding of the nature of errors.

Notebooks: reflection of a student’s personality

Generally when we take a student’s notebook for correction, student’s personality reflects in the notebook.

A wise student’s different subject notebooks appear in a good condition. He maintains a standard format. We find each and every minute detail on the notebook i.e. properly covered notebooks with primary information, properly maintained index, title of different lessons, complete class work and home work, neat and clean handwriting, less spelling mistakes, and quality contents. We can judge student’s personality partially if not completely by going through his notebooks.

Teacher’s prime job

Teacher’s prime job is to ensure quality teaching in the classroom. Student’s notebook is one of the best means to observe effect of our teaching. To write keys points, spelling, key terms and question answer in a notebook is to ensure an effective way of understanding the concept.

It is an evidence of learning because student revises his learning time to time for fulfilling different academic purposes.

Big Challenge for a teacher

Completing a class work and homework are big challenge for academically weak students. Writing works involve a lot of seating and patience. Teacher develops right attitude for maintaining notebooks properly among students from day 1st. Generally teacher faces a big challenge from academically weak students, since these students show least interest in study; they do not complete their notebook on time. Good teacher adopts different techniques for ensuring that students not only complete the notebook on time but also submit it for checking.

Classroom strategies for checking notebooks

Self correction / Peer correction: – Give students a chance, and time, to correct themselves, Students can also correct notebooks of one another. Peer correction often helps to create a positive class atmosphere as students realize teacher is not the only source of error correction and they can learn a lot from one another.

Correction must be done by concerned teacher

Wise teacher ensures timely correction of notebooks. Generally we are accountable of student’s learning. Smart teachers correct students’ notebook by developing their own check. A good teacher ensures proper notebook completion from each one in the class.

Wise teacher ensures that the students have written quality answer. We develop habit of writing meaningful, contextual and relevant answer.

Major error/correction —ask to re- do the work after teacher’s check

Teacher ensures that student has re-written the wrong spelling and meaningless answer once again to avoid confusion before the examination.

Spelling errors to be written correctly

Teacher instills a good habit among his students right from the beginning to re-write miss-spelt word. He encourages his students to avoid bad habit of overwriting because it shows student’s inability.

Notebooks Correction techniques varies in different concerned subject

Quality notebook correction depends on concerned teachers’ expertise and skill. Mathematics teacher adopts a different method to correct students’ notebook i.e. formulas, application of formulas, different process, theorem etc has been written precisely on the notebooks. Concerned Science and Social Science teacher guides his students to write different topics neatly and cleanly to avoid confusion. Teacher encourages following things to do:-

Write encouraging remarks/be particular about the specific comment

Teacher’s positive remarks on the notebook effectively make a great appeal and sense in the student’s mind. Teacher makes his learners sensible. He writes rational, relevant and concrete remark on student’s notebook. Teacher should write detail comments to sensitize the students.

Writing details comments/remarks do not help until we do proper follow up as a reminder.

When we do regular follow up; student thinks that my teacher still remembers my mistakes.

Suggest ways and means to improve writing habit/questions/spelling/grammatical correction/handwriting

Handwriting should be improved in due course of time/provide help to your student

Give emphasis on neatness of work and maintenance of the notebooks

Praise the quality of the work not the individual

Please indicate what is good about the work. Good/Fair/Excellent/ meaningful question/handwriting/good content

Help long absentee in completing pending work

Teachers’ main concern is to ensure learning. We should help students, who were absent from the class for various reason.

Incomplete work must be rechecked after completion (even if a student is absent for 1-2-3 days, or student is weak/not interested to write teacher must ensure completion of notebook and checking of the notebook, otherwise it will be counted as teacher’s fault )

Late submission after deadline is to be checked with written reminder

Improvement in desired weak academic area is main motto behind writing remarks on students’ notebook while checking regular exercise, notes, project work and assignment etc. Students work hard, practice more and perform well to get good remarks from his subject teacher. It is wonderful endorsement of students’ hard work received from an educator. If teacher is very clear in his demand from student to follow certain instruction for following reasons, then there is no question that student will not do it. Yes, possibility of ignorance may be there but it is the teacher who motivates students and convinces him for following given instruction written on their notebooks

We are teacher. We are motivator and facilitator. We facilitate learning in the classroom. We ensure quality education in our surrounding. A good teacher creates learner friendly environment and shows faith in the capacity of each individual. It may be possible that 8-10 percent students in a classroom do not show interest in learning. We admit it in our professional life. A good teacher provides every possible support for his learners to ensure learning; no matter what are possible difficulties before us. Teacher should avoid very harsh and discouraging verbal and written comment for a student. Respecting an individual’s dignity is equally respecting our own dignity.

They may not complete their notebooks timely, may have filthy handwriting, and may commit several spelling mistakes but at the utmost inner core, he wants to change his present inabilities. He is searching a right human being and we can be the right person for molding him into an integrated human being. We remind students’ mistakes and we do follow up for expected correction but we will not put a stamp on a student’s personality that he cannot improve. I firmly believe that teacher consistent efforts with a human heart can bring massive change in a student’s life. Let! Be the first to become a game changer!

( From an Indian Educationist )