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OF SIZWE MNTUNGWA
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My history
My name is Sizwe Mntungwa, I am from Kwazulu-Natal in a place called
Pongola. I was born at itshelejuba hospital and I grew up at itshelejuba area
where I attended primary at itshelejuba and went to siyazwnzela secondary
school where I did my grade5, 6 and 7 I then went to sigqamise high school
from grade 9 to grade 12. I was a shy person during my lower grades in such a
way that kids would bully me and I would keep quiet and sometimes a teacher
would teach and I would feel like I could go out to the toilet but I wont
because am afraid to ask to the teacher, everything changed when I was at high
school I was active in many activities that were happening at school I even
joined school Christian organisation where I was elected to be a chair person,
sometimes I would preach in the assembly in the mornings and I was doing
well in my studies that was 2012 not until I met bed friend whom influenced
me with a wrong life style I then decided to live SCO, I started drinking alcohol,
chasing girls, disrespecting teachers not attending classing miraculously I
passed and all my friends failed it was gods grace. I continued with my bad
behaviour even in grade 12 and completed my matric 2013 at sigqamise high
school due to financial constraints I spent three years at home, during this
three years I was not just relaxing I was searching for job opportunities.
itshelejuba is deep rural area where everything happens young boys and girls
are more into substance abuse including females and I never wanted to be like
them, I decided to go back to school to upgrade my results in 2016 because I
wanted a change I my life, to my family as well as to my community. Physical
science was the only subject that gave a serious problem where I obtained
47%, but 2016 I was doing well I managed to get 65%. I was an example to
those students who were upgrading and to those who thought they would
never make it. 2017 I did a self-application at Tshwane university of technology
and the courses were full only beeds7(FET)natural science was an available
space even though I wanted to do an intermediate phase, I was happy to
qualify as they needed 50% in maths, physics and English so it was an
advantage for me.
HIGH SCHOOL
13/04/2011 sigqamise high school Christ lovers quire
This is the first group that I have joined when I was at high school, a group of 8 boys and one
girl it was a successful group I have ever met, we competed with all the neighbouring
schools and obtained position 1 we were about to compete provincial the problem was the
lack of school support they did not take us seriously we had to pop out money from our
pocket if there competitions, our [parents we unable to pay for the transport, what I have
learned from this team was unity and participation everyone was given a chance to express
ones point of view, our leader was such a great leader he acknowledged individuality, we
were creating our own songs or some times change the popular song and let it be sang in
our own version, not that we were so talented but our leader was able to recognise our
potentials and for me I have learnt a lot about him. The group is still there we were the
founders, am proud of myself to be part and parcel of the CHRISTIANs LOVERs QUIRE
discovery.
Matric statement (05/06/2013)
I believe that behind every profession there is a teacher behind that doctor there is a
teacher, behind that economics there is a teacher, there is me. I wanted to be a teacher from
my young hood the reason is that at home no one is educated and also in my community
few people who want to be teacher everyone look at teaching as a waste of time. For me I
love to work with people I care, am patient and I am a good listener. My teachers use to say I
would make a good teacher in future because they saw the way I dressed at school I use to
be formal all the time. I love teaching because it gives one an opportunity to express his or
her point of views. This days teachers rape students and they are in love with students so as
a teacher I want to lead by an example by respecting dignity. I believe that as you are
teaching the future of the kids lies in your hands and half of a students lives they spend at
school, so in this world we need teachers who will be bold enough and speak the truth and
be a professional.
UNIVERSITY
Attending physical science association programme (18/08/2017)
TEACHING PRACTICE.
An Ideal teacher
acknowledges
the different
learning styles
of the learners
Observe learners as they
were writing a class work
(22/05 -/2017)