8/ experienced teachers to leave the classroom because they are not being trusted to use their skills and experience.
@bphillipsonMP needs to think about this. A recruitment crisis makes headlines, but the elephant in the room is retention ...
🧵1/ On teacher autonomy, and why it might be better for parents to hire tutors.
This is actually really important - many experienced teachers are leaving the classroom because of behaviour, but
... /2
https://t.co/2oIPDZtwEU
7/ homogenisation simply doesn't do that.
It's going to deliver an average (dare I say mundane) experience to youngsters who need and DESERVE inspiration, and because there is no such thing as average, it won't actually meet anyone's needs, as well as causing more /8
4/ when all you have to do is rock up and read from a prepared script, what's the point in being a subject specialist? And, indeed, as a school, why have expensive experienced teachers on your payroll when you can save money ... ?
Let's go back to the main thing ... /5
I remember audibly gasping, then laughing at loud, when I first read Jonathan Swift's essay, 'A Modest Proposal'.
On his birthday, treat yourself to a masterclass in irony. https://t.co/YNC160JrNg - just 3,500 words, but ... wow!
#books#Literature#english#englishtuition
Ooooooh, I've lost about 25% of my followers this week!
As I'm leaving X tomorrow, that's not a worry ... as long as y'all are coming over to say hi at the other place ... 🤪
@upstart-english.bsky.social
@Joseph_Fasano_ Really sorry to hear that. If it's any good to you, I've just followed, and will too if I can find you at the other place ... so, how about simply that one new person wants to hear what you have to say ... ?
Happy birthday to Sarah Perry!
The Essex Serpent is a great read, riffing not just on conflicts between religion, superstition and science, but between the head and the heart, too.
I hope a tutee chooses it for coursework at some stage!
#alevelenglishliterature#books#English
How DO you write about sex in your #AlevelEnglishLiterature?
How can you sound like an academic, not a pervert?
A 5-minute read on the blog, with examples using Philip Larkin and Ian McEwan. Please share with anyone doing the qualification!
https://t.co/JZlTSDRz8F
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