{"id":54514,"date":"2018-05-17T06:01:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T04:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/schools-141st-year-former-principal-inspires-learners-20180516-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:33:56","slug":"schools-141st-year-former-principal-inspires-learners-20180516-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/schools-141st-year-former-principal-inspires-learners-20180516-2\/","title":{"rendered":"School\u2019s 141st year: Former principal inspires learners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cTHERE is a saying that old teachers never die; they simply lose their class.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is according to Natalie Stear, the guest speaker at Riebeek College Girls\u2019 High School Founder\u2019s Day which was held recently in Uitenhage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow that we\u2019re living in an age of spreading social media via facebook, twitter, Instagram and so many apps coming into their own, we have wonderful opportunities of staying in touch with each other. So we teachers haven\u2018t lost our class after all!\u201d said Stear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stear joined Riebeek when the school was 113 years old. She said the interesting thing about making a difference inlife is that anyone can manage it \u2013 young or old; healthy or sick; brilliant or average; rich or poor; educated or uneducated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnyone can be part of a life that matters. When a good friend of mine had only a few more days to live she asked me whether I thought she had made a difference in the lives of others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe had been a school principal herself and to this day people tell me stories about what she had meant to them. That is what we all desire, to leave some kind of legacy that someone lives a better life because of us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPerhaps a passing word has helped someone, perhaps we will never know how significant that word had been. The most important thing to remember is that we shouldn\u2019t seek for recognition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe should all desire to be part of a life that matters. It doesn\u2019t take any particular skill, all it needs is caring and kindness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs Mother Theresa said, \u2018Do not wait for leaders. Do it alone, person to person\u2019. Awaken the greatness within. Don\u2019t expect thanks or recognition. You may become the reason for someone else\u2019s greatness. Perhaps you\u2019ll never know,\u201d said Stear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Natalie Stear first joined the nursing profession, becoming a registered medical and surgical nurse, before she made a major career change earning her Master\u2019s degree in Education at Rhodes University (cum laude). 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