Monthly Archives: September 2017

thinkingreadingwritings Good systems need good people to deliver them. To have real impact, an intervention must have two things: an effective programme, and an effective teacher. No matter how good the programme is, its power to effect positive change will … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Starter for Five:
Name: James Theobald Twitter name: @JamesTheo Sector: Secondary Subject taught (if applicable): English Position: Teacher What is your advice about? How to remember to go on break duty Note to self: Remember to go…

THIS POST HAS BEEN WRITTEN BY JOHN AHSTON (@j_asht) I was interested by John Rendel’s recent post, in which he shared an insight into his ideological background, and his impressions of Tories: Source: Teachers are mostly liberals. Including the conservative … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Trivium 21c:
In her thoughtful essay ‘The Crisis in Education’, Hannah Arendt addresses the difficulty of teaching in the modern world. If you go into teaching with the sole purpose of making a real difference, changing the…

Originally posted on Trivium 21c:
Trying to fit a personalised curriculum around the desires of a child is a dangerous idea. If we only ever follow the extreme individualisation where the child’s own innate tastes are paramount we might never…

I’m in a reflective mood today, in part due to two things. Firstly, there have been several insightful blogs on my twitter feed this week that have stimulated my thinking juices (such as this and this). Secondly, I’ve spent the last few days … Continue reading →

The Effortful Educator In my AP Psychology classroom, most of my students are great at memorizing facts and regurgitating them on quizzes/tests.  I spend a considerable amount of time introducing learning strategies to my students and incorporating them into their … Continue reading →

Originally posted on sputniksteve:
In my previous post, I gave a brief comment on the changing usage of the term outstanding, noting how Google nGram Viewer reveals a shifting from its use as a term of economics to one of glorification.…

Originally posted on sputniksteve:
Yeah, I know; it’s been ages since I wrote Part 1. In this post, I want to give a brief account of observations I made about the use of the word “outstanding”. This was one of…