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...
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Retro Blog: I'm worth more than chicken nuggets
Those of you who know me personally know I’ve lost some weight over the last year. I’ve been thinking about about writing about that but,...
Teaching short story writing
Teaching short story writing can be tricky. Kids don’t read a lot of good ones. Reading books (or ‘readers’) designed for reading...
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...
Letter to a pre-service teacher
Dear Pre-service Teacher, I’ve written this three times, already. Each time it hasn’t come out right. I’ve over complicated the message...
Why can't you just be happy ...
… being better than everyone else? Picture the scene: 1992 NBA Finals - Game 6 - Chicago versus Portland Chicago leads the series 3-2....
Resistance is not futile
I love Star Wars. Its latest episode, The Last Jedi, was polarising – but I loved it. Its nuance and subtlety seemed to be lost on many....
It's elementary ...
A report, commissioned by the NSW Education and Standards Authority, has found no improvement in maths and reading among students in a...
Rise (Thank you, Millie)
Such is the way of the world You can never know Just where to put all faith And how will it grow I entered December with Eddie Vedder’s...
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...
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