Pholela Institution This Is Us: Then and Now (ePub)

Pholela Institution. This is us: Then and Now relays the story of a group of teenagers who spent most of those years separated from their parents for the first time in their lives. It considers how they survived their experiences including bullying. In exploring this dark secret that faces too many young children and teenagers, Thelma Tembe compares it with the bullying still prevalent in too many schools, particularly boarding establishments, today.

However, Tembe has approached these stories with a relaxed tone, not striving for academia or formality even though the book tackles school issues. She wants anyone who attended boarding school to relate to their experiences - the good with the bad. Pholela Institution. This is us: Then and Now remains a reader-friendly glimpse into boarding school life to which even those who never experienced it can relate. In talking to teenagers in their language, she calls a spade a spade.

However, this book also challenges parents to talk to their children; teach and direct them and not expect teachers to fulfil that role. It looks at the respect and character of school-children of the era and highlights Pholela Institution for its excellence. South Africa was desperately short on schools providing quality teachers, education and top results for black children and Pholela Institution effectively catered for anyone across the country with an intense desire to learn.

Pholela Institution. This is us: Then and Now does not end with matriculation, thus reflecting on the potential for people with whom you bonded during those impressionable years to remain life-long friends. People you met when everyone was young, healthy and beautiful can still stand beside you when old age comes calling.