Things that Kenyan Students can do at home as schools reopen on Jan.2021

Things that Kenyan Students can do at home as schools reopen on Jan.2021 due to Covid-19

11/7/2020

Introduction

This is the most trying moment for students, parents and teachers. When you are not used to being idle, life can be very boring ....

Life can be very boring at times whooah!!!!

There are several reported cases of underage pregnancies so far.

Kids will always fight for freedom, but freedom without control can not be worth it.

From March 2020 - Jan. 2021 can be such a long time for someone who has never interacted with the society for his/her entire time to be exposed at the mercy of the community which takes every opportunity at their disposal.

There are a number of things Kenyan students can do in order to pass time and these things may turn out to be important in life at some point.

If you want to keep yourself comfortable and focused, then you must find a way of keeping yourself busy by doing constructive and positive activities. Here are examples:

READ A GOOD NOVEL

"read a good novel like me"

Get a good novel/Setbook from a friend, teacher, parent or whoever. You can also source free novels from online platforms such as our FREE NOVELS store

How to find good books to read
https://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/17-ways-find-good-books-read.html
Other places you can find a good book

Kenya National Library Service
University/College Library near your home. Most of them are open to the public
Mobile libraries
Mobile Apps such as Nook and Amazon Kindle.

ENGAGE IN HELPING YOUR PARENTS

"who are you looking at buddy!"

Engage in helping your parents some household cores, working in the farm and other tasks as assigned to you.

Avoid being idle for a second "an idle mind is the devil's workshop". Also avoid engaging in social media to appease opposite sex, order drugs or making unnecessary calls to people you imagine are your friends.

Assisting your parents might not only make you responsible but it will equip you with the necessary skills you require to thrive in life.

ENGAGE IN INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

Innovation means make changes in something established, especially by introducing new methods, ideas, or products.

Being creative means relating to or involving the use of the imagination or original ideas to create something.

Think of something unique from existing ones or dream of something new. Write it down and evaluate if it can be turned into an investment.

Finally, a hands-free umbrella! pic.twitter.com/jVyjCCucRU
— Mashable (@mashable) July 12, 2020

Talk to your parents about it. If you agree to turn it into an investment, first patent the idea and secondly search for investors.

Sites that can help you materialize your idea include:

Innovative resources
https://www.innovationresource.com/
Chron
https://work.chron.com/paid-creative-ideas-18068.html

FINISH YOUR ASSIGNMENTS AND ORGANIZE YOUR NOTES/FILES

You now have a lot of time to reorganize your work by rearranging your school work such as notes and exams.

Finish your assignments in time and set your own assignments with deadlines.

Make brief notes and revise all the exams you come across TOP SCHOOLS EXAMINATIONS LATEST | PRIMARY SCHOOL RESOURCES 8-4-4 | PRIMARY SCHOOL RESOURCES CBC | COLLEGE RESOURCES

TEST YOUR MEMORY OVER AND OVER

"the last time I tested mine was last time'

Read a topic and try to answer questions related to the topic in the following intervals:

Immediately
After one week
After one Month

Compare your scores in both scenarios and make a balanced analysis on how to improve your longtime memory by doing routine studying.

Before reading a topic, do surveillance on content and write down emerging questions from the topic as many as convenience can allow. Then while reading, use your pen to answer those questions.

LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE

Learning a new language is good for your brain. It doesn't matter if it is a foreign language such as French, Chinese, Germany or Japanese or a local language such as Gikuyu, Ekegusii, Dholuo, Luhya or Somalia and Kamba.

Learning a new language is easy according to those who have done it and it is the most exciting thing you can do for your life.

Google can be of good help in this.

There are also apps for your mobile that can help you learn any language in Google play store and Apple App store.

LEARN HOW TO COOK

cooking has no borders. Every man/woman needs cooked food

Learn to fix something for your stomach. Cooking is a life lesson and each one of us needs basic skills on this.
You can learn to cook from anyone who knows around you or through websites, apps and cooking forums.
You may not have enough time after school to learn how to cook. It is therefore terrific to practice cooking now.

LEARN COMPUTER PACKAGES AND CODING

"Don't be afraid of me, am just another computer program"

Learn computer basics and use of computer applications. And it is to your advantage to learn computer coding at young age. This are some of the basic skills students should have in the 20th century which you may use for your benefits in future.

Learn on the following:

Understand how computers work (introduction to computers)
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Access
Microsoft PowerPoint
Internet Computing
Graphic Design
Computer Security and Control measures
Coding (Writing algorithms and pseudocodes, control structures, introduction to Java, Learn basic HTML and CSS, Introduction to Java Script and RSS)
Learn hoe to use computers to make money (very important)
https://www.techradar.com/how-to/how-to-make-money-with-your-pc

PLANT TREES

'do you know how your life will be miserable without me?'

In future you may want to work in a friendly environment not places where temperatures surge to 50 degrees centigrade.

Nobody is going to make our environment safe if we sit down hoping that others will get the job done, may be they are also dependent on you and me.

So be the good guy here and plant as many trees as the size of your father's land can allow. Growing trees is not only an environmental activity but it is also an economic investment. Don't just let that land lie there idle when you can do something.
Grow trees - grow rich - in a cool environment.

JOIN ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES

Platforms such as ZOOM are conveniently used these days you can also use the Khan Academy Videos

Join online forums and discussion groups to learn. The most popular video conferencing app is install away from you and freely available for downloads from play store.

DO PHYSICAL EXERCISES

every exercise you do, your body becomes health

All the points we have discussed above are vanity of vanities if your health fails you. You can avoid being unhealthy in future if you start exercises at early age.

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