26/06/2026
One can never imagine how precious a break from school is to educators ...
You often hear comments like, "teachers get too many holidays", but it is an understatement when I say those holidays are more than well-deserved.
Besides teaching, educators have mountain loads of administrative tasks which sees them working out of school hours, weekends and into their holidays.
Some educators have the misfortune of working in school environments that are unsafe and where the learners show very little regard for learning or the educator, therefore making the task of teaching that much harder as well as parents who do not appreciate the efforts of educators and expect educators to do more and more, but their child does less and less.
As a school principal I salute and acknowledge the daily efforts of my fellow principals and their educators who are trying to make a difference in the lives of our youth in our beautiful country.
It is not an exaggeration to say that with the invention of and exposure to smartphones, our youth are losing their intelligence as they are leaving their thinking to public opinion, the influence of others and AI.
We no longer have curious young individuals who take responsibility and want to know about the world.
Who understand the importance and value of hardwork...they want to be rich and famous and want it now!
Young people are not reading books and their attention span is a long as a tik tok video!
So educators have to deal with impetuous and impatient youth who unfortunately also have a false sense of reality because they get their information from social media and want to follow trends.
I therefore salute educators who have to deal with this daily all the while trying to inspire and uplift.
So my dear educators all over our beloved, country enjoy every moment of your precious holiday.
May you find joy in doing the mundane and ordinary.
As the principal of Darun Na'im Academy, I feel blessed and grateful to have a team of committed and dedicated educators who invest so deeply in their learners.
I am also grateful to have a supportive parent body who value our efforts.
I am most grateful to have a respectful learner body who have the great potential.
Have a beautiful holiday
HM🌷