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  • A Classroom Should not be a Safe Space

    Should a classroom be a safe space? Let’s unpick that a bit, should it be a space in which mortal danger can occur? Should it be a space from which a child is lucky to get out alive? If we take it to mean this then yes, a classroom should be a safe space, but should Read more

  • The Leaders, The Hydra and Managerialism

    “Princes should devolve on others those matters that entail responsibility, and reserve to themselves those that relate to grace and favour.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince It is useful to surround oneself with people to do thy bidding, especially if the bidding be somewhat awkward or controversial. Sometimes, jobs are awarded to staff for very Read more

  • Gimmicks: A Thousand Techniques Bloom

    Hey Jimmy, gimme the gimmix Another day – another fad: John Cooper Clarke How many gimmicks can one teacher get through? The short termism of ‘fill the lesson with gimmicks’ approach does untold harm to teaching and learning. That books and websites extol the virtues of little techniques you can use last minute for ‘starters’, for Read more

  • When Things Go Mad: The Destructive Power of Ideas

    Over a hundred years ago, the German poet Heine warned the French not to underestimate the power of ideas: philosophical concepts nurtured in the stillness of a professor’s study could destroy a civilisation.  Isaiah Berlin Yesterday I read a post by @teachertoolkit about a measure he employs in his school called ‘book look’. In his Read more

  • Keep Taking the Happy Pills

    Dr. Happy is in School massaging the Headteacher’s ego. The new happiness initiative has resulted in all staff being 13.33% happier than they were before Dr. Happy had come to work with the school. The happyometer ‘nipple effect’ had made them all laugh on the first day, though to many it seemed a sinister development. Read more

  • Creativity, Education and Punk

    The greatest punk manifesto: This image was from the fanzine ‘Sideburns’, though in common memory it is usually remembered as being associated with Sniffin’ Glue but it wasn’t that fanzine wot done it. Punk a reaction against the skilled overblown prog rock of the early to mid seventies was an attack on ability and artistry, Read more