Hi everyone, my name is Lindie Claassens, I am from a small town in Kwa-Zulu Natal called Richards Bay. A reason why I would like to become a foundation phase teacher is that I feel this is the age and stage of a child’s life that can easily be overlooked and deemed as less important, and that is the total opposite of what it is, I want to give children a good foundation and set them up with positivity towards school and learning, if the foundation is wrong all will crumble, I just want to make a little bit of a difference, but so does everyone. My passion is definitely language, I love learning languages and encouraging children to have a positive outlook on learning a second or third language.

I feel excited about LSKM 211 and a little bit anxious too as I am not sure what to expect and hope to be able to juggle everything, the start of a semester is always daunting and scary. I am not sure what to expect from this module, just hope it is fun and not as stressful.