Education Times

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Students could have a thousand reasons for preferring casual attires as soon they step out of the school gates, but these reasons combined are still outweighed by the single reason authorities insist on uniforms outside school; when trouble knocks, no one will be able to identify you on the street as a student, writes Doreen Umutesi;

I recently read a dissertation from a hospitality student that focused on the impact of staff motivation in service delivery in restaurants. Its findings as well as its background were both intriguing in equal measure. In a general statement, the researcher found out that the level of motivation of staff in restaurants is directly related to their quality of service delivery.

The sight of students walking along our streets with their shirts hanging out is quite common but also disturbing. Education Times sought to analyse the role of school uniforms on the general appearance and discipline of our students.

Idebate Rwanda, a group of volunteers who have been organising and training students to debate will this weekend host 15 teams from Uganda for a debate competition on Pan Africanism and the role of the African Union.  The debate is meant to coincide with the occasion of the jubilee of the African Union (formerly Organisation of African Unity).

Finding durable fabric for school uniforms for your children can be challenging, not only to the school authorities but also for the parent. 

When I was getting into university, a friend of mine- Jefferson Muhire, then a fourth year student offering Electronics and Telecom Engineering at Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) warned me that reading alone was almost equal to failing.

Struggling  to make it in life is what motivates Brian Kasawuli to go to the classroom every day. The head teacher of Alpha Community Academy in Kanombe is   known for his social character and passion for English subject. Many eloquent  students have  passed through the hands of the 28-year-old.  Ben Gasore caught up with him to discover the secret behind his budding leadership and teaching career.