Tuesday was the last day of the academic year at my school. Wednesday was a day off on which I achieved absolutely nothing (and enjoyed every minute). Today is Thursday and I was told we’d be preparing for a new school year. I was expecting to drink coffee, think about schemes of work and jot down some lesson plans. In actual fact today was a DIY day. It was surprisingly fun, definitely an adventure as I don’t think many jobs would have you come in to paint walls all day just because. Here are some things I was mulling over while I was painting.
Taking ownership over your classroom feels good
When I first started at my school I didn’t feel like I owned my classroom, it had lots of old posters and pictures that someone else picked, now I’ll be able to say I painted the…
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