POSITIVE LIVING AS WRITING SKILLS

Over 22 years working as a teacher in Papua New Guinea, I have developed solid skill and reputation in teaching writing to primary and high school teachers and students. 

During the last term break, I conducted workshops on behalf of Morobe Provincial Education for 800 elementary and primary school teachers in phonics, mastery writing and latin vocabulary. It was highly successful.

Now I find myself supporting a number of schools in teaching students to put ideas together in paragraphs and essays. This is a massive weakness due to the fact that so much study in this country is assessed by objective questions. That is why there is so much cheating in national exams.

I teach students to write paragraphs on topics taken from Positive Living on this blog. So the message is slowly becoming part of school curriculum in the Morobe Province supported by the Personal Development program. Students are practised in writing paragraphs on the following:

* rights and responsibilities of family members,

* choosing a husband or wife,

* marriage and faithfulness of husband and wife,

* adultery and polygamy,
* bride price,

* domestic violence,

* violence of men to women,

* violence of women to men,

* sexual abuse of children,

* gender equality,
* importance of education,

* dangers of marijuana, home brew and coffee punch,

* dangers of methanol in home brew,

* kwashiorcor - killer of mothers and babies,

* family planning,

* HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, and

* healthy living.

Foolish critics of Positive Living point out that this is medical knowledge that only doctors know. This is not true. The Positive Living message is 40% physiology, 30% faith  and 30% social teaching.

I conducted workshops in the last term break and was introduced to the teacher participants of the workshop. They were told that I was the top English teacher in Papua New Guinea. My 15 years in writing this blog have made me an experienced journalist as well.