Alafu wazazi, hizi birthdays huwa mnaleta shule nataka mniskize na mniskize vizuri.
Birthday sio mbaya. Sina shida na cake, balloons ama mtoto kufurahia siku yake. Lakini kabla ugeuze classroom ikae venue ya ruracio, kuna vitu nataka ujue.
Administration hawaezi kataa juu wanataka clients wao wakue happy. Lakini sisi ndio tuko ground. Sisi ndio tunabaki na consequences.
Kwanza, birthday ya mtoto mmoja huleta excitement kwa dakika 20 na drama ya wiki mbili.
Mtoto mmoja akiletewa cake, kesho mwingine anauliza mbona yeye hajawai letewa. Mwingine anarudi home akiwa convinced wazazi wake hawampendi. Sasa mwalimu anajipata akifundisha Mathematics na family therapy wakati mmoja.
Halafu kuna hii tabia ya kuleta cake ya watoto 8 kwa class ya watoto 47.
Unataka tugawanye aje? Hii ni classroom ama miracle crusade?
Na tafadhali msilete balloons 30 kwa class halafu mnataka learning iendelee normally.
Ukiona watoto wakitazama ceiling kama wameona UFO, ujue lesson imeisha rasmi.
Alafu kuna wale wazazi wanafika na photographer, videographer, ring light na confidence ya mtu anazindua bypass.
Brother, ni Grade 2 birthday. Sio uchaguzi mdogo.
Na ukweli wenye hakuna mtu anasema...
Shule si birthday venue.
Shule ilijengwa watoto wajifunze. Birthday ni bonus, sio programme ya siku.
Mkitaka kufanya party kubwa, fanyeni nyumbani, church, hotel ama kwa shamba ya babu.
Juu mwisho wa siku, birthday inaisha saa tano.
Lakini syllabus bado iko hapa ikitusubiri kama deni ya Fuliza.
Sincerely,
Mwalimu ambaye alikuja kufunza fractions lakini akaishia kukata tukwota twingi twa cake sio poa. 📷
Kama ukona maoni tofauti yaletee
Credits: Lyn Maina
I Wasn’t planning on releasing Sweet Love. all I wanted was to sing it for Tumi when she turned 18.That was literally my big plan 🥰. Then RK insisted that I share it with the world & I’m glad I did.
Re-recording it now as a mother of 3 was full circle moment for me. Link in bio
The debate between Gen Zs and millennials is totally imbalanced because we are comparing people at very different stages of life, under very different burdens, and then pretending the answers are already clear.
Gen Zs are right to say they are bold, outspoken and less willing to tolerate humiliation, especially in workplaces, politics and society. That is a good thing, and Kenya has benefited from that courage. But millennials are also not weak simply because many learnt how to endure bad systems, survive quietly, keep jobs, swallow pride and carry responsibilities without making noise every day.
The truth is that we may not get the real answer now. We will only know when Gen Zs are in their 30s and 40s, with children in school, ageing parents to support, rent or mortgages to pay, medical bills arriving without warning, loans hanging over them, and entire households depending on one salary.
That is when life tests political courage, workplace courage and social courage differently. It is easy to say people should walk away from oppressive spaces when you are mostly carrying yourself. It becomes more complicated when your resignation, rebellion or public confrontation can immediately affect your children, your parents, your spouse and everyone who eats from your table.
So maybe millennials were tough in survival while Gen Zs are tough in confrontation, but the debate is not complete until both generations have faced the same weight of adult responsibility.
Let us wait and see whether the same fire remains when life adds school fees, hospital bills, dependants, debt and the fear of one wrong move collapsing a whole family.
Until then, this argument is interesting, but it is not settled......