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ISSUE 29 • JUNE 2001

EndNotes

"Lucius! How often do I have to tell you to sprawl properly?!"

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“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.”

— Marian Wright Edelman, American lawyer, author, and civil-rights activist. From Families in Peril (1987).

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"So what made you decide to become a teacher?"

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I am your tomorrow, so cherish me

I am your tomorrow
Breathe life into children's lives,
Do not abuse them
Teach them how to defend themselves
Do not punish them
Teach them what is right from wrong.

I am your tomorrow
Breathe life into children's lives,
Do not hate them
Teach them how to love
Do not demoralise them
Show them how to reach their dreams
For we are your tomorrow.

I am your tomorrow
Breathe life into children's lives,
For we are the ones who will bring peace in our land.
If only you teach us how to solve problems
Not showing us how to handle a gun
Not showing us how to use a knife.

I am your tomorrow
Breathe life into children's lives,
For we are the ones who will fight HIV/AIDS and crime.
For we are the ones who will bring harmony in South Africa.

I am your tomorrow
Breathe life into children's lives,
Do not ask me to go and buy you beer at a tavern.
Remind me about Sunday schools,
Teach me how to sing songs of praises
Not abusive ones.

I am your tomorrow
Breathe life into children's lives.

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Refilwe Masamane, age 17, Rouxville High School and Letsie Kokoropo, age 15, from Thabo Vuyo Secondary School in Rouxville wrote this poem for the Free State Provincial Programme of Action for Children (PPA) and it was performed for the first time and the Children's Summit on 21 March 2001 in Bloemfontein

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The Psychiatric Hotline

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*CLICK!*

Welcome to the Psychiatric Hotline ...

If you are obsessive-compulsive, please press 1 — repeatedly.

If you are codependent, please ask someone to press 2.

If you have multiple personalities, please press 3, 4, 5, 6.

If you are paranoid-delusional, we know who you are and what you want. Just stay on the line so we can trace the call.

If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell you which number to press.

If you are depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press. No one will answer.

If you are delusional and occasionally hallucinate, please be aware that the thing you are holding on the side of your head is alive and about to bite off your ear.

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