13,000 words later and I feel like I’ll never get sick of
posting. Over the past 6 months I’ve had the joy of having some good chats with
fellow educators like the experienced, very enthusiastic and full-of-ideas Norah Colvin, to new teachers such as the very
switched-on and similarly enthusiastic Cultivating Questioners, as well
as blogs such as ijstock and Cognition Education. Let’s admit it, every blogger loves to get comments! When
a comment comes through from people of the same wavelength as you, it’s always
exciting, isn’t it!
More than a chance to network, hear from other people that are
passionate about education (teachers and parents alike) and learn new things,
blogging is a great chance to just hammer your thoughts out on a keyboard, send
them into cyberspace and get things off your chest. Particularly when you work
in a profession which is constantly evolving, and which there seems as though
there’ll never be a manual on ‘how to teach’. Therefore, all schools do things
differently and of course, you’re never going to agree with everything that
goes on within your school and system. It’s always nice to hear you’re not the
only one!
I started this blog to share My 2 Cents on
a range of education-related topics. Long story short, one of my rabbits was
sick, and after consulting ‘Dr Google’, I discovered that hardly any
professionals post useful advice relating to their profession online. I felt,
as a teacher, that I could easily write about what I do, and that it might help a parent, a teacher, anyone. Thus
began, “A teacher’s take…”
A summary of my posts:
A teacher's take on getting your kids to school on time... And why it's the least you can do...
A teacher's take on why schools should scrap 'grades',
and give kids real 'feedback'... A teacher's take on getting your kids to school on time... And why it's the least you can do...
A teacher's take on rethinking education...
Ken Robinson's take on how we should be viewing education...
Ken Robinson's take on schools, and how they kill creativity...
A teacher's take on letting kids play...
A teacher's take on positive teacher-student relationships...
A teacher's take on student reports... And why they're a waste of my time!
A teacher's take on homework...
An Australian teacher's take on America's Common Core...
A teacher's take on parent-teacher relationships...
A teacher's take on respecting teachers, pt2...
A teacher's take on respecting teachers, pt1...
A teacher's take on earning respect from students...
A teacher's take on positive thoughts and how kids let negative thoughts consume them...
A teacher's take on independence and helicopter parents...
A teacher's take on the jargon of explicit teaching...
A teacher's take on "How Children Learn"...
A teacher's take on self-help and parenting advice...
A teacher's take on blogs...
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