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Beyond the School Fees: Reclaiming Your Role as Your Child's Learning Partner
Beyond the School Fees: Reclaiming Your Role as Your Child's Learning Partner By Rosa Kemirembe In the quiet moments after school, a different kind of classroom emerges, one without walls, where the most important lessons are taught not by teachers...
Your Long Vacation: From PLE Champion to Community Champion
Your Long Vacation: From PLE Champion to Community Champion! Congratulations, Primary Seven Champion! You’ve done it! You’ve faced the PLE exams with courage and hard work. Put your feet up, enjoy that well-deserved rest, and celebrate with your...
From Fear to Focus: Calming Your Child in the Exam Storm
From Fear to Focus: Calming Your Child in the Exam Storm As national exams loom, a storm of anxiety gathers for many students. The pressure can feel like a gale, threatening to overwhelm them. In this tempest, parents are not helpless bystanders...
The Excluded Student: When Schools Prioritize Data Over Dignity - Sn. 2 - Ep. 30
The Excluded Student: When Schools Prioritize Data Over Dignity In the pursuit of pristine report cards and top-tier rankings, a quiet yet pervasive injustice is occurring in many schools: the exclusion of students from final exams. This practice...
Mind Over Marks: How to Thrive, Not Just Survive, in Exam Season - Sn. 2 - Ep. 29
Mind Over Marks: How to Thrive, Not Just Survive, in Exam Season For students across Uganda, from the determined Primary Seven candidates to the focused S4 leavers and the ambitious S6 students, exam season brings a familiar feeling. The air is thick...
The Secret Weapons for Top Exam Scores - Sn. 2 - Ep. 28
The Secret Weapons for Top Exam Scores Every student focused on outstanding results in the upcoming National Exams needs to move beyond generic advice. The path to higher scores is built on three specific strategies, each with a simple name to make...
Unlock Exam Success With a Holistic Study Plan - Sn. 2 - Ep. 27
Unlock Exam Success With a Holistic Study Plan Imagine exam success not as a mystery, but as a strong door secured by multiple locks. The common approach of cramming is like trying to pick just one lock, it’s stressful and often ineffective. The true...
Talk vs Practice: The Competence-Based Learning Dilemma
Talk vs Practice: The Competence-Based Learning Dilemma Is the promise of competence-based learning in Uganda’s schools a transformative reality or merely an empty slogan? This question burns in the minds of educators, parents, and policymakers...
Curriculum Development: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Real World Success
Curriculum Development: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Real-World Success. What if the classroom of today could become the blueprint for a better tomorrow? This is not a theoretical question but an urgent challenge at the heart of Uganda's...
Breaking the Cycle of Corporal Punishment in Ugandan Schools
Breaking the Cycle of Corporal Punishment in Ugandan Schools A disturbing trend persists in schools across Uganda, including those claiming to uphold Christian values: the ongoing use of corporal punishment. In 2025, children still endure caning...
Parents as Partners: The World's Hidden Teaching Talent
Parents as Partners: The World's Hidden Teaching Talent Education stands on the brink of a quiet revolution, one that doesn't require more textbooks or bigger budgets, but simply asks us to look differently at the people around us. Imagine if the...
The Link Between Sleep and Academic Success
The Link Between Sleep and Academic Success The connection between sleep and academic success runs far deeper than most parents and educators realize. While we meticulously plan lessons, homework schedules, and extracurricular activities, we often...
Too Much Screen Time, Too Little Connection
Too Much Screen Time, Too Little Connection “What if your child’s greatest wish was to become your smartphone?”In today’s technology-driven world, digital devices are part of...
“Who’s Teaching Your Child?" - Rethinking Quality Education
“Who’s Teaching Your Child?” - Rethinking Quality Education “Who’s Teaching Your Child?” - Rethinking Quality Education Education shapes not just what children know, but who they become. Yet too often, we focus on superficial markers of success...
The Talk They Need: Navigating Social Norms from Pre-teens to Young Adults
The Talk They Need: Navigating Social Norms from Pre-teens to Young Adults As parents and caregivers, we often hesitate when it comes to difficult conversations, wondering if our children are old enough, if they’ll listen, or how to approach the...
Extreme Prom: When Celebration Fuels Exclusion
Extreme Prom: When Celebration Fuels Exclusion School proms in Uganda have evolved from simple celebrations of achievement into showcases of wealth and status, fundamentally altering their purpose. These events, originally rooted in adolescent...
The impact of technology and social media on learners' academic performance and discipline
The impact of technology and social media on learners' academic performance and discipline In today’s rapidly evolving world, technology has become an inseparable part of our children’s lives. Smartphones, social media, and endless online content...
Understanding VS. Memorizing: Is Your Child Genuinely Learning or Just Prepping For Exams
Understanding Vs. Memorizing: Is Your Child Genuinely Learning or Just Prepping For Exams? Every parent wants their child to succeed in school, but good grades don’t always tell the full story. Many students become experts at memorizing facts just...
Helping your Teen Plan for Education Overseas after High School.
Preparing Your Child for Overseas University Studies: A Comprehensive Guide for Parents Sending a child to study in North America is an exciting milestone, but it requires careful preparation beyond just securing admission and packing bags. As more...
University or Vocational Training? - Making the Smart Choice for Your Child's Future
University or Vocational Training? Making the Smart Choice for Your Child's Future Education is one of the most important investments a family can make, but the decision between university and vocational training has become more complex than ever in...
Supporting your Teen’s Career Pathway - A Guide for Parents
Supporting your Teen’s Career Pathway - A Guide for Parents Supporting your teen’s career pathway is one of the most important yet challenging roles a parent can play. The world of work has evolved dramatically since today’s parents were teens, and...
Raising Resilient Children For the Future
Raising Resilient Children For Future Success By Rosa Kemirembe In our achievement-obsessed world, we frequently mistake academic success for true preparedness in life. Yet the most valuable qualities that determine long-term fulfillment and...
Raising Thinkers: How to Turn Everyday Moments into Lifelong Lessons
Raising Thinkers: How to Turn Everyday Moments into Lifelong LessonsBy Rosa Kemirembe Education extends far beyond the classroom walls. Some of life's most valuable lessons happen in ordinary places—supermarket aisles, family road trips, or even...
Raising Critical Thinkers and Problem Solvers: Empowering Your Child for Life
Raising Critical Thinkers and Problem Solvers: Empowering Your Child for LifeBy Rosa Kemirembe In today’s fast-paced, information-driven world, children are often expected to navigate complex challenges from academic pressures to social dynamics and...
The Silent Struggle – Mental Health in Primary and Secondary Schools in Uganda
The Silent Struggle – Mental Health in Primary and Secondary Schools in Uganda By Rosa Kemirembe Mental health challenges among young people in Uganda are on the rise, and the numbers are staggering. According to the World Health Organization...
The Silent Struggle – Students' Mental Health
The Silent Struggle – Students' Mental HealthBy Rosa Kemirembe Mental health challenges among young people in Uganda are on the rise, and the numbers are staggering. According to the World Health Organization (2019), Uganda’s suicide rate is about 4...
Parent Engagement Series: Strengthening Parent Teacher Collaboration For Success
Partners in Learning - Strengthening Parent-Teacher Collaboration For Success By Rosa Kemirembe, Founder and Facilitator at Teaching for Success What would you like to see happen to strengthen your collaboration with your child’s teacher so that...
Parent Engagement Series: Home Work Without Headaches
Homework Without Headaches – Supporting Your Child’s Learning Journey Homework is a topic that sparks strong emotions in parents and students alike. While it’s meant to reinforce learning, it can often become a source of stress and frustration for...
Special Needs and Inclusive Education Series: Creating Inclusive Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners
Creating Inclusive Classrooms for Diverse Learners – Practical Strategies for Teachers and Parents by Rosa Kemirembe. Whether you’re a teacher, a parent, or someone passionate about education, this blog is packed with practical insights to help you...
Advocating For Inclusive Learning Environments
What does an inclusive learning environment look like? Close your eyes and imagine a classroom where every child feels they belong. A space where a child in a wheelchair can move freely between desks, where a student with autism has access to a quiet...
Breaking Barriers for Inclusive Education and Unleashing the Potential of Students with Special Needs
Imagine this: You’re a parent, filled with hope and excitement, registering your child for school just like any other parent. Your child has special needs, but you believe in their potential. You’ve heard about inclusive education, and you’re...
Inclusive Classrooms: Embracing Diversity and Supporting All Learners
Diversity is a word we hear often, but what does it really mean? At its core, diversity is about recognizing and celebrating the ways we are different from one another. These differences can include our backgrounds, abilities, learning styles...
Assisting “Slow Learners” in the Primary Education System
How do I help “slow learners”? This has been the most frequent question asked by teachers as I worked with them to improve their teaching skills during professional development workshops. There are also many parents who wonder if their children are...
Engaging Learners Through Inquiry-Based Learning
Inquiry-based learning is a learning process by which students’ curiosity is piqued through making connections to the real world by asking rich questions, making observations, investigating and carrying out research. Inquiry based learning is a...
How well Do Teachers Know Their Students?
Rosa Mirembe Mushega Founder/Owner Teaching for SuccessTeachers are in for a treat as education specialist Rosa Mirembe Mushega confirmed that every month she will be sharing research based 21st Century teaching strategies, to enable teachers to...
How can Parents Help Their Children Succeed in School?
By Rosa Mirembe Mushega: Teaching For Success FounderThe way parents contribute most to their children’s education is through what they do at home. Parenting has become increasingly challenging especially with the increase of technology as a doorway...
Why Keep Our Children Home?
Rosa Mushega’s passion for education began at an early age in the city of Kampala where she was raised. She studied at Kitante Primary School and Gayaza High School. At the tender age of seven, Rosa was inspired to become an educator by her...
