Author: Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo is a social justice activist, writer and blogger.
Why I Write
Why I Write
Writers
I do not think one can assess a writer’s motives without knowing something of his early development. His subject matter will be determined by the age he lives in… but before he ever begins to write he will have acquired an emotional attitude from which he will never completely escape. It is his job, no doubt, to discipline his temperament and avoid getting stuck at … Continue reading Writers
Why I Write.
Parents
Any parent who actually cares, who has experienced the stress that comes from feeling absolute responsibility while every day feeling more and more that less and less is under your conscious control, goes through times of bleak despair. Child-rearing is unbelieveably difficult– if people had a clue beforehand just how difficult it is, no one would volunteer to do it! It’s especially difficult early on, … Continue reading Parents
Mom’s and kids
Wow! You are really trying hard to be a good mom and give your kid the birthday party he wants with his friends. If your ex doesn’t go along with this and do what’s best for his son, that’s really a bummer. My friend’s parents divorced when he was about seven age. Boy, did that ever screw with his life. I wish I could offer … Continue reading Mom’s and kids
No Child left behind 2
From outside the field of education, “No Child Left Behind” seems like a great program, one that will force Zimbabwe to live up to its ideal: a free and equal education for everyone. We will train good citizens and productive workers, no matter where they live or what the economic status of their parents. But I can personally attest to the fact that this program … Continue reading No Child left behind 2
No Child left behind
My mom is a veteran teacher in what used to be a good school, and I can tell you dozens of horror stories about how education has changed for the worse since “No Child Left Behind”. Sure, it would be great if teachers got together and took a stand. But there’s not much chance of that. Teachers, and especially the teachers’ unions, have been under … Continue reading No Child left behind
Child Bearing
Bearing a child affects a woman more deeply than it can any man. No woman thinks, like, “I guess I’ll go out today and get a pedicure then stop off at the clinic for an abortion”. It’s a soul-bruising choice. From the depths of my conscience, I say: what about the rights of the born? The ones already occupying the planet, the ones living and … Continue reading Child Bearing
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