Kafundisha

athematics at Primary & Secondary level to pupils with a desire to have an in-depth understanding & knowledge of mathematics. ln his background is a 34 years of teaching experience at primary, secondary & college level & has taught in both public & renowned private schools & has served in various education management positions, such as Head of Department (Mathematics) & School Manager. He was the author of "Appreciating Mathematics" in the now defunct Post Newspaper, which was published every Saturday & has authored a Grade 12 Mathematics textbook (Knowing the Examiners Mind) under the Initiative Publishers. He teaches mathematics with passionate efficacy & his teaching is based on very sound pedestal which is pedagogical and offers scaffolding experiences to the learners. Anyone who has sat under him will attest to the fact that his teaching is highly contagious, stimulating and captivating, as he sequences his work in an orderly, hierarchical & logical manner. As he teaches, he structures his work like building blocks which enables learners to see into relationships of concepts as they move from lower concepts to higher concepts. He literally 'walks' in the mind of the learners as he presents his work in the most interesting and ingenious ways which does not deny learners the Ahaa experience. When learners are met the first time, he conducts diagnostic test to fully appreciate what the learner knows & discover the knowledge gaps that the learner might have, so that a prescriptive programme is devised to address such deficiencies. He produces adept, astute and critical learners of mathematics through his impeccable teaching ability that is second to none. He firmly believes that mathematics as a subject is a linear continuum body of knowledge with interrelated concepts & these concepts can be sequenced, like the rungs on a ladder, to help the learners to climb the mathematical ladder so that the panorama of the beauty of mathematics is revealed them. Furthermore, he believes that most of the difficulties, misconceptions, misunderstandings & deficiencies that learners depict, in the learning of mathematics is largely due to the way teachers of mathematics teach. With this vast teaching experience, in handling students learning mathematics with various Examination Boards, such as Examination Council of Zambia (ECZ), Cambridge International Examinations(CIE), Edexcel, Technical Education, Vocational & Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA), Simwinga Happy, is a deeper well & wealth of knowledge. He believes that learner mentorship is an important ingredient to learning & considers education to fundamentally lie on the three pillars of personal development namely:

i). intellectuality
ii). morality
iii). spirituality

In the Educational mentorship component of his teaching, he will be dealing with how to develop all types of intelligence inherent in all the learners such as:

a). Mathematical & logical intelligence
b). Verbal- linguistic intelligence
c). Bodily-kinethetic intelligence
d). Musical intelligence
e). Spatial intelligence
f). Interpersonal intelligence
g). Intra personal intelligence
h). Naturalistic intelligence
i). Existential intelligence. Kafundisha places importance on moral education, because according to him, the teaching of morals helps learners to acquire virtues and morals that are needed to develop their personalities as they function in the society. When learning with him, you are rest assured of having a holistic education that guides one to right living & making of right choices.