I've taken my bows And my curtain calls. You brought me fame and fortune, and everything that goes with it. I thank you all. But it's been no bed of roses, No pleasure cruise. I consider it a challenge before the whole human race, And I ain't gonna lose. We Are The Champions - Queen …
Playground Fights
So… This week on Twitter has been interesting. It's long struck me as odd how highly divided the education sphere can be. This is nowhere clearer than on Twitter. Whether it’s the limited characters, lack of face-to-face interaction or genuine lack of empathy, the website often leads to impatient, circular arguments about issues within our …
Classless?
Uncivilized we call him, but I just saw him eat off the food we waste Civilization, are we really civilized, yes or no? Who are we to judge? Mr Wendall - Arrested Development It seems that amongst the school shaming, pouring scorn on blog reviewers and general whataboutery of Twitter we are in the middle …
More than a wet paper towel…
There's a black dog on my shoulder again Licking my neck and saying she's my friend Solitude the one thing that I really miss Guess my life is a compromise Black Dog on my Shoulder - Manic Street Preachers Over the past few months I've noticed some changes in myself. At first I wrote it …
I could be wrong, I could be right…
Well I know what's right, I got just one life In a world that keeps on pushin' me around But I stand my ground and I won't back down I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Inclusion, differentiation, behaviour or low level disruption? Take your pick over what is the hot topic …
Nothing really matters, anyone can see…
Anyway the wind blows, It doesn't really matter, To me, To me. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Every once in a while something makes you stop and think. Whatever kind of a day you have had, whatever you've been accused/accused others of, life stuck has a way of stopping you in its tracks. Perspective. The news …
Unintended consequences
But, oh, to get involved in the exchange Of human emotions Is ever so, ever so satisfying Bjork - Human Behaviour Another weekend, another Twitter spat about behaviour. However this time we are dealing with the most abhorrent thing most of us could think of; the death of an unborn child due to the actions …
Simply the Best (better than all the rest)?
Over the past couple of days on Twitter, discussions have been ongoing about whether schools put their “strongest” teacher(s) in Y6 or not. This brought about a poll by @_MissieBee. Many have also commented on how parents view which year group teachers work in, even to the point where a move from Y6 to a …
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It’s a man’s world
I’ve been working in primary schools for 8 and a bit years, and I’ve been in possession of a Y chromosome for 34 and a bit years. The combination of the two is, I’ve discovered, considered by many to be a talking point. Comments usually take one of three main forms: · Oh, how lovely …
Learning to flamingle
If I asked you to think of flamingos, what would come to mind? Standing on one leg? Pink feathers? Flocks searching for shrimp? For Rae Snape and the organisers of the Cambridge Education Festival 2018, the flamingo is a symbol of hope in the teaching profession. Attendees were encouraged from outset to have fun and …
