The DREAMS DO COME TRUE Tour - Part 14 & 15, Altmont High, Protea South

   Initially, I had resisted this idea of doing more than one talk per day. The request was for me to do three talks in one day(Tuesday 19th). I objected because I felt that it was going to be too draining for me mentally. Not to mention the tediousness of repeating the same content three times within a short space of time. 

   But the chief organizer here at Altmont - Komati Mashile - and the two matric students representatives - ausi Thato Sebotsa and sis Msizi Dlamini - insisted that I do them. If I have not done this before, this was going to be a chance for me to try it, they said. With it being three against one, I relented. But we settled on two talks in one day, instead of three. 

   And it is largely thanks to the efforts of the three above and the English Department HOD - Ma'am Nkamo Nkwanyane - that the two talks happened without a glitch. To actually pull this off was a big logistical exercise, because the Altmont High 2013 matric group is big. It is accommodated in five classes(A,B,C,D,&E). It was not possible to have all the matrics in one place as there was not a big enough room to take all of them. So this or that teacher had to be asked to allow us to use their periods here and there. In the end the matric group was divided into two. Classes A & B, I was to address in the morning session, and C, D & E in the afternoon.

Morning Session - Classes A & B

   - In this early session the students were fresh mentally and therefore more attentive. In addition, I had the benefit of having Ma'am Nkamo sitting in. This talk proceeded smoothly as a whole.

     I send my heartfelt thanks to sis Siphesihle and Wandile for coming forward when I asked for volunteers to come read from the book with me.

Afternoon Session - Classes C, D, & E

   - In the afternoon all of us - myself included - were not as sharp. It must have had to do with having eaten lunch. For this session there was also no authority figure in the form of a teacher. The noise level from the students was notably higher. I had to raise my voice in order to get the students' attention.

    As if that was not bad enough, I had one 'walk out' in this session. Five minutes into the talk, one student simply got up with his bag and left. I tried my best not to get too flustered by this, and continued with my goal achievement advice. But I must admit I did worry about a few others following him. 

   At the end of this talk,  I was relieved that it was over. It was a trying one. 

   A big 'big up', though, to ausi Paballo and Petros for being my volunteers when it came to reading  from the book with me.

                                               SOME THANK YOU's 

- At the risk of repeating myself : Ma'am Nkamo, Komati, Thato, Msizi, Siphesihle, Wandile, Paballo, & Petros. "I would have been nothing on Tuesday without all of you."                                                

                                                                                                        

- The teachers on whose periods we encroached.

- The Altmont High Matric Class of 2013.

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