There are two days at teacher training college which are of supreme importance, far above anything else learnt in the year. Deep sighing day and cliché day. All aspiring teachers need to learn how to sigh audibly, visibly, and with appropriate gravitas to convey the clear message – I am very disappointed in you andContinue reading “10/03/24: teacher guide (1) compulsory teacher clichés”
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03/03/24: student guide (4) understanding teachers
Teachers were born middle aged. This is very important to understand. They did not have childhoods. They have never farted – and don’t actually know what this is. They never went to school as students – which helps to explain some of their oddities as explored in part 3 of this guide. They think weContinue reading “03/03/24: student guide (4) understanding teachers”
28/3/21: “I’m not wrong, I’m being hypocritical”
Really delighted to be asked to run some professional development classes for my colleagues, Monday after school. Only one so far but thought I’d let you know how it’s going! Of course, running professional development for teachers is not new to me, I spent 12 years in initial teacher training (ITT) in the UK andContinue reading “28/3/21: “I’m not wrong, I’m being hypocritical””
21/3/21: starting a maths lesson
I returned to full time secondary school teaching in September 2017 after a 22 year absence. Now, I had done all manner of things relating to schools during that time, including part-time teaching, school visits, also some Sunday School teaching. But having got as far as I felt that I could working in Universities –Continue reading “21/3/21: starting a maths lesson”
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