Hello,

My name is Nicole Smit. I am from a farm outside a small town situated in the Eastern Cape called Burgersdorp. I am currently living and working for my 2nd year as an assistant teacher at a school in Bloemfontein. 

The reason why I want to become a FP teacher is because each time when I see the many uneducated farm worker's children on our farm, my heart drops. I believe that every child has the right to be educated and I want to give those unprivileged children the education they deserve one day.

I am passionate about building strong, healthy relationships with my family, friends and colleagues. I am a person that believes in quality time and making effort for those who bring purpose to my life. I am also passionate about coaching hockey at the school that I work at. I always try to be as much involved as I can to improve the children's abilities.

I am excited and very curious what I am going to learn in LSKM 211 module. Our family in general are all musicians of a type of instrument. As I play the guitar, a bit of piano and sing as well. My grandpa, Fanie Smit, used to speak on RSG every Sunday to present different types of music, from opera to classical music, that he gathered over the years while travelling Europe. The entire family would always sit and listen to his whole program. (Ek moet sê, dit het op my afgesmeer.... Elke Sondag wanneer ek terug ry van die plaas, Bloemfontein toe, dan luister ek RSG)

All that I expect to learn from this module is how can  I firstly, increase my knowledge about music and secondly, how can I use that knowledge to incorporate it into my teaching