“Just give me, give me, give me the power And I’ll make them bleed” Suede I’m a big fan of silence in classrooms for when teachers are teaching, when children are writing, or when a student is addressing the whole … Continue reading
People don’t tend to come into teaching for the money. At a pinch, they might come into it for the holidays, but mostly they have higher motives. They want to make a difference for the children in their care, inspire … Continue reading
In the first two decades of the Twenty First Century, a myth arose. Later, it came to be known as The Myth of the Super Teacher. The first seeds of the myth were sown when everyone started comparing everyone and … Continue reading
When I listen to music, the music tells me what movements I would need to make, in order to scribe it into dance. Music can also turn into art or writing, but the best fit is dance. When we translate … Continue reading
My kids learned to read just as phonics schemes began to be pushed by the Government. The oldest did it via Jolly Phonics and the Oxford Reading Tree; the youngest via Read Write Inc and the same Oxford Reading Tree … Continue reading
When I taught primary, within the first week of teaching a class, I would have spent around 25 hours with the same 30 children. By the end of the week, I would know all the children’s names, and would have … Continue reading
In recent months, I have been growing increasingly concerned about what the Big Bad Progressive (BBP) has been up to. I have heard via the blogosphere that the BBP has ripped all the tradition out of schools, prioritised stories over … Continue reading
