Radical Teachers Institute

12/02/2024

For years, there has been efforts passionately dedicated to influencing the narrative surrounding the professional image of teachers. Numerous organizations and institutions have made commendable efforts, and their ongoing work continues to strive for this shared objective. The effectiveness of these endeavors hinges entirely on the active engagement of the targeted constituents.

Now, we find ourselves presented with a golden opportunity to not only reaffirm our commitment but also make a resounding impact on our profession's perception. Whether you are a newly qualified or established teacher, your participation can contribute significantly to our collective effort in rebranding our field.

If our message resonates with you, we warmly invite you to join us at the Sandton Convention Centre for an invigorating ideas marathon led by influential individuals who have make considerable efforts to transform the teaching landscape.

RSVP details on the poster.

19/07/2022

Attention: Newly Qualified Teachers

Hello, my name is Philip Hlatshwayo. I am a South African teacher who has qualified within the past seven years. I am currently doing a PhD at the University of the Witwatersrand. As part of my research, I invite teachers who have qualified since 2015 to complete a survey. The survey asks about your...

27/11/2019

05/10/2019

A greater reason for the need to invest in young and newly-qualifying teachers. Happy World Teachers Day.

03/09/2019

We're all responsible for what has become of our society. We must act in our individual spaces and communities. It starts with conversations, small acts of concern, and actively taking a role in our immediate surroundings.

02/08/2019

The term "social justice activist teacher" referred to one who advocates for the rights of minority groups, challenges widely held attitudes and assumptions about curriculum and teachers' roles, and works for change beyond the confines of their own classroom. ~Elizabeth Macrae

01/07/2019

https://www.smh.com.au/education/major-distraction-school-dumps-ipads-returns-to-paper-textbooks-20190329-p5191r.html?fbclid=IwAR111hy75FKaiWQeNCUyxw6q9Vt9KLxICFAWWDHwN9kNI1ueIb5toHWJ-tY

Sydney eastern suburbs private school Reddam House has dumped digital textbooks and returned to the paper variety.

20/06/2019

A summary video of the meeting between RTI and DBE on school violence. The memorandum submitted to the department will be shared soon.

11/06/2019

What is your take? Will this fix the financial issues teachers have? Should unions run a business?

Please leave the comment below and feel free to share.

A year-and-a-half after applying for its banking licence, the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has successfully launched a cooperative financial institution with 217 members and R141,000 in deposits at the time of its registration.

08/06/2019

We wrote this letter to the Minister of Education in March 2018. We've marked a year without a tangible and comprehensive response from the department (except for their dodgy tactics).

You're a teacher reading this for the first or second time today yet there are high chances that you will scroll done without any slight consideration to share this so that our voices can be heard.

Teachers, have you considered that perhaps our silence is part of the problem.

29/05/2019

Toxic environments make people sick, make projects fail, and make best employees quit

"Culture is more important than vision. Some leaders have great vision, but have created a toxic culture where that vision will never happen." Phil Cooke

Signs you work in a toxic environment:

1) Disrespect and belittlement

2) Unreasonable pressure to get short term results at expense of the long term strategy

3) Inequity, unfairness, favoritism, injustice

4) Any kind of harassment and bullying

5) Lack of empathy, of appreciation, of support

6) Excessive control known as micromanagement

7) Morally questionable environments, lack of integrity, encouragement of dishonesty

In an environment like this, no matter how great a vision and strategy are - they will never be executed on.

Great leaders fix toxic cultures.

They empower, involve, listen, appreciate, challenge, support, mentor. They value hard work and job well done, honesty, integrity, commitment and dedication.

They know:

"Culture eats strategy for breakfast." Peter Drucker

Agree ?

ARTICLE BY
Oleg Vishnepolsky

29/05/2019

Question your teaching