Monthly Archives: January 2016

“So long as we use a certain language, all questions that we can ask will have to be formulated in it and will thereby confirm the theory of the universe which is implied in the vocabulary and… Continued here http://ift.tt/1KjZsPO

When I first started teaching each day was a trial. Every lesson appeared to offer a storm of possibilities: a class full of students… The post Should Teachers Follow the Script? appeared first on… Continued here http://ift.tt/1KQ3WZj

@Bigkid4 has taught maths well for 13 years. Prior to that he taught Maths badly for about 5. Although his support for Labour waned while Labour was in government, he is now keen to support Labour’s efforts to remove the Tories … Continue reading →

Originally posted on fish64:
David Didau’s book, “What if everything you knew about education was wrong” is great for getting teachers to question certain things which are a “given” in the education world. Inspired by the idea, I started thinking about…

The tendency to blame tween-age and teenage stress on grueling classroom academics, I’ve realized, is the one case where education pundits single out academics. Ironically, when it comes to academic achievement (or lack thereof), these people readily blame factors other … Continue reading →

Originally posted on teaching personally:
In the early years of my career, I remember watching a man on the local station set a briefcase down on its side, open it up, take a full-sized handset out and make a phone…

In this blog I reveal the secret of great CPD. It’s the holy grail of teacher development and not only does it help improve the quality of our teachers, but it keeps them in the profession. It’s… Continued here: http://ift.tt/1UzAKv9

When I was 16, Whose Line Is It Anyway? first aired on UK television. The show, hosted by Clive Anderson, asked four comedians to ad lib responses to various prompts and scenarios, much of it shouted… Continued here http://ift.tt/1StsT34