Shining Star Secondary School - Juba

End of Term three exams Get-together for our teachers.

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𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙄𝙨 𝙋𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨; 𝙄𝙛

There are parents who are willing for their child to repeat a class, and there are schools that decide to make a child repeat when the child isn’t performing well.

However, not every parent is comfortable with such decisions. Some even withdraw their child from school because they feel repeating is unnecessary or shameful.

In many schools, repetition is decided based on standardized test results as if test scores alone define a child’s intelligence. This piece is written for parents, teachers, and school leaders who truly want to understand the right approach to repetition.

Some parents see repeating a child as a waste of money, especially when school fees are high. Others feel ashamed or fear what people will say. But let’s be honest, repeating a child without any plan for improvement is indeed a waste of money.

However, repeating a child with a clear goal and support system is an investment.

So yes, repeating a child can be pointless if these key areas are not considered 👇

1. 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙’𝙨 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙮

Before deciding on repetition, ask: What exactly is the child’s challenge?

I once saw a situation where a parent begged the school not to repeat her child with special needs, but the school insisted. In my opinion, that decision made no sense because the child’s main struggle was communication, she couldn’t speak clearly. Most of her tests were oral, so she couldn’t perform well.

Repeating her without addressing that issue would make no difference.

If a child must repeat, then the school must set a clear goal and provide targeted support to make it meaningful.

2. 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧

If the same teacher who taught the child all year without progress is assigned again, nothing will change.

That’s like walking in circles.

A different teacher with fresh methods or more experience in handling similar challenges c

EDUCATION STARTS AT HOME.

Education starts at home. School only continues the work.
Teachers Can’t Teach What Parents Refuse to Model

Every minute of a teacher’s day is packed with syllabus to finish, assessments to prepare, lessons to plan, work to submit...

So when do they have time to teach values, correct attitude, or build respect?

Respect, kindness, empathy, responsibility, these begin at home, not in the classroom.

Now what we see are
Classrooms where children know content, but not courtesy.
Students who are smart, but not self-controlled.

When a child interrupts, mocks, or disrespects authority, it’s not always about discipline, it’s about upbringing.

And no amount of lesson plans can fix what love, boundaries, and example were meant to build.

Teachers are educators, not replacements.
They can reinforce values, but they can’t create them.

So before we complain that “teachers don’t teach behavior,”
Let’s ask, are we modeling it at home?

Teachers can guide your child’s mind.
But parents need to shape the heart.

Education Start at Home✍️

REASONS WHY SOME STUDENTS STRUGGLE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

By Mr Sam VIDAMBU.

1.Lack of content retention techniques.
When your kid comes home with bad grades, you always ask them, ‘Why have you dropped?’.
The child replies and says ‘Mum, I don’t know what my problem is, when teachers teach in class I always understand but when the exam comes I forget’. Your child has one problem, retention problem. For this problem to be solved, the student needs a proven academic mentor to take them through proper content retention techniques so that when the exam comes they can easily deliver.

2.Negative attitude.
A bad attitude can hinder personal growth, damage relationships and limit success. The only disability in life is bad attitude. The truth is, your attitude determines your altitude. A bad attitude is like a flat tyre, you can not go far until you change it.

3.Lack of reading cultures.
The student might want to create time to go through their books, but they find themselves sleeping, not because they like sleeping but because they lack the right reading cultures.

4.Home affairs.
Home affects school, that is the truth.
If home is not settled, the student can not settle well at school. If dad and mum are fighting daily, how can the student concentrate in class?

5.Lack of study habits.
Without study habits, it is difficult for a student to do well in class. Studying is a science, to understand this science a student needs to have the right skillsets and mindset. Study habits revolves around how a student conducts the personal study sessions.

6.Bad friends.
I am not a pastor but in the bible, in the book of 1st Corinthians 15:33, it says, ‘Do not be misled, bad company corrupts good morals’.
The truth is, if an A student walks with five E students, after some time, the A student will start getting Es. You are the average of the five closest friends you associate yourself with. If an E student walks with five A students, soon, the E student will be getting As.
Hang around win

Solve for X

8X-5=35

Happy Mary's Day to all our teachers, students and the entire staff of the school. See you back safely tomorrow Thursday!

A Message to Secondary and University Students in South Sudan.

By Kiir Abiel Chuol Lual

Listen carefully, my brothers and sisters in school.

We live in a society where career bullying has become a culture. Everyone wants their child to become a doctor, engineer, or pilot as if South Sudan will collapse if someone studies agriculture, political science, education, or arts.

But let me ask you, What kind of nation are we building if we all squeeze ourselves into the same two professions? Who will manage our farms? Who will write our laws? Who will build our economy? Who will teach the next generation? Who will keep peace? Who will tell our stories?

Let me tell you the truth, The problem is not your course. The problem is the mindset of those who study it.

I’ve seen many degree holders in our towns unemployed and frustrated not because they studied a “wrong course,” but because they never developed the skills, creativity, and confidence to defend what they studied. Their minds ended where the certificate ended.

Listen, your course is not your enemy. It’s your attitude that will either turn it into gold or trash.

A corrupted mind will make even a brilliant degree look useless.

If you chose what you love nurture it, build it, live it! Society may not support you, but remember this: No society wants its people to become too wise. An educated and awakened mind cannot be manipulated, cannot be sold, and cannot be enslaved by poverty or tribal politics.

So reject the noise. Refuse to let people who don't know your future define your path. Pursue what ignites your soul, not what pleases the crowd.

In South Sudan today, the real crisis is not unemployment it's uncreative minds and shallow thinking.
Be different.

Your talent is not a mistake.

Your dream is not useless.

Your course is not a curse.

Think beyond the certificate. Think beyond the society.

“Greatness is not born from titles. It is born from purpose.”

Note: I speak life and transformation. I write so that lives may be transformed. I write that my generation might break free from the shackles of ignorance. THANK YOU FOR READING!
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‎You can reach me through [email protected] or 0921211657

Don't study to pass, study to know and understand. When you surely have understanding, you will pass.
Heritage Ben

"HOW CAN I BECOME BETTER AT MATHS?"

I will be sharing what I know and what has really helped me.

The first thing that one should do is to develop a passion for it. If passion is seen, it's easy to build. You can't do well in what you don't have passion for.

Many students don't really have passion and that's why they find that subject difficult.

And again, to do better at mathematics one needs to understand the foundational concepts and principles of mathematics. A lot of students find it difficult to understand math because of poor understanding of maths concepts. Those basics principles should be learned first and understood.

Again, you need a good teacher who is willing to teach and make you better even when you are not improving. A teacher that will be patient with you until you are improving. You need a teacher that can teach in the simplest language you can understand.

You also need to practice often and don't run away from difficult problems.

Let me quickly add this, some students are good at skipping problems they can't handle. Please it's not a good way to improve. I don't do that. I don't skip problems. I don't carry over problems. Because mathematics is wide. You will need the knowledge of that problem you skipped in the next problem. Seek for better understanding of that problem. Research and rehearse!

I hope this helps.

The end of term one examinations for the Secondary section have started this morning.

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