Lunch boxes

I can remember my primary school days my "lunch box"; which consist of a very bland apricot jam sandwich daily. I remember the wistful glances at the more glamorous lunches the other kids had. Brightly coloured boxes, and bottles with a variety of fruits and snacks. There was the Melrose cheese spreads the kids with the individually wrapped TUC biscuits, the kid with his crusts removed and his sandwiches daintily shaped in funny sizes and shapes. Oh how I was ashamed of my plastic bag with my scrunched sandwich, needless to say I never ate it, I would rather have gone without than to eat something that was so unworthy of a lunch box.

Out of the box

Barriers to learning: nightmare or journey of self-discovery?

With official statistics indicating that between 15 and 20 percent of children suffer from learning disabilities, much ignorance prevails about detection, the pschological problems and corrective measures.

A learning disability is no longer seen as a fait accompli. In fact, it's become an opportunity to journey towards new horizons of self-discovery for not only learners and parents, but educators and professionals alike.