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    Kids and liars

    Kids and liars

    Sending communication home about a student’s behaviour is not a favourite activity of any teacher. Where I work, if you’re hearing from me about behaviour it’s usually fairly low level, classroom issues (Admin take care of the more serious incidents). And the purpose of my emails or phone calls is usually … I thought you should know. Responses to these messages generally fall into four categories: The Acknowledger: Thanks for letting us know … The Defender: Well, we’ve never
    Retro Blog: Autism has a place in the classroom

    Retro Blog: Autism has a place in the classroom

    This article made me angry. It asks a simple question, ‘Does autism have a place in the mainstream classroom?’ It made me angry because the answer is obvious - yes. It made me angry for paying lip service to how complicated that ‘yes’ is, and it made me angry because it glossed over the most important factor relating to the question. Through no fault of their own many Autistic children are placed into classrooms entirely incapable of meeting their needs. Through no fault of t
    Ability Grouping

    Ability Grouping

    I’ve never been a fan of ability grouping in schools. I’m always left with the feeling that we automatically limit what groups of student will learn. As if, based on where they are now, we’re going to expect one group of students to learn less than another and therefore we expect less of them. Inclusion is about opportunity, and opportunity should be based on what a student can learn, not on what they have learned. #math #teaching #learning #classroom #abilitygrouping #stream
    Badges, Rewards, and Barking Dogs

    Badges, Rewards, and Barking Dogs

    Badges are a new thing in education at the moment. Read about them here. They seem a harmless, if not motivational, way to assist learning in the classroom; much like old-fashioned sticker charts, smiley faces and stamps. The idea being that scouts seem to be motivated to achieve badges, gamers seek achievement badges in games, and it’s an alternative to traditional grades. Why not include these ideas in classrooms? I’ve never liked the idea of students playing the role of Pa
    A Minecraft Classroom

    A Minecraft Classroom

    We've been using Minecraft in my Year 6 classroom for a couple of week to great effect. Here I've outlined some of the main activiti
    Learned me some things

    Learned me some things

    Whilst attending a Professional Development session recently I was challenged by a suggestion that I should come up with my own ‘model for t
    Canaries On The Spectrum

    Canaries On The Spectrum

    This article made me angry. It asks a simple question, ‘Does autism have a place in the mainstream classroom?’ It made me angry because the answer is obvious - yes. It made me angry for paying lip service to how complicated that ‘yes’ is, and it made me angry because it glossed over the most important factor relating to the question. Through no fault of their own many Autistic children are placed into classrooms entirely incapable of meeting their needs. Through no fault of t
    Hey! Things change.

    Hey! Things change.

    War historians have pointed out that for most of human existence war did not change much - not in its techniques, nor equipment. Alexander’s defeat of the Persians in 329 BC may not have looked dramatically different to the Mongol’s invasions of China 1218 CE. In fact, Napoleon’s victory of the Third Coalition in 1805 would have been on an eerily similar battlefield (fancy French uniforms aside). Armies lining up, archers or riflemen ready, cavalry charge – have at it! Not u

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