Stop right now thank you very much I need somebody with a human touch Hey you always on the run Gotta slow it down baby, gotta have some fun Stop - Spice Girls We have truly entered uncharted waters this week. Last Friday we were coming to terms with the announcement that schools were to …
Colouring over the lines…
You are my one ambition Show me your recognition It's getting better all the time It's getting better Shed Seven - Getting Better Last November I published this blog where I described the slow deterioration of my own mental health. Today, 6 months later, I can report that - in the words of Rick Witter …
Does the grass need to be flattened?
These bastards stole their power from the victims of the Us v. Them years, wrecking all things virtuous and true. The undermining social democratic downhill slide into abysmal Lost lamb off the precipice into the trickle down runoff pool. Ignoreland - R.E.M. As the OGAT scandal rumbles on through the twittersphere, polarising debate from the #ZeroTolerance …
I’m a Primary Rocker…
And we're not little children And we know what we want And the future is certain Give us time to work it out Road to Nowhere - Talking Heads For various reasons this is the first time I've been able to attend Primary Rocks. I've been to other edu-conferences but nothing has a buzz …
There was no Fog on the Tyne…
Hi, canny man, hoy a ha'penny oot, Ye'll see some fun thor is ne doot, Where ivvor Aa gan ye'll heor them shoot, Hi, canny man, hoy a ha'penny oot. Hi, Canny Man - Harry Nelson On Saturday I was lucky enough to be part of #BrewEdToon which was continuation of the movement started by Ed …
Comparatively speaking…
Standing in the wind comparing then to now And it seems to me I stand a little taller somehow I'm Just Gone - Bill Anderson There seems to be a fad on edu-twitter at the moment for comparing everything to the worst atrocities of the Nazi party during WW2. The one I saw today conflated …
Bonfire of the Vanities
But it's a brand new day, new opportunities what can I say I plan to make my pay but put some away for a off key day But it's a brand new day, new opportunities what can I say I plan to make my pay but put some away for a off key day Dizzee …
Catharsis
Disclaimer. I did not write this blog, it was submitted anonymously to me after a callout on Twitter a couple of days ago. I do know all the events referenced are real. This is not a post to dish dirt. There is also no big point at the end, I'm afraid, just a way …
Teach like there is no tomorrow…
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 …
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 …
