pickandmicks

Teacher of over 20 years, Director of Languages & Literacy, former LP, SLE. T&L enthusiast. Wine, food & travel lover. All views my own.

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This is why incompetent people get promoted ?

What do you think..

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

For generations, kids had three worlds:
1. Home
2. School
3. A third place; the park, the field, the neighborhood, the church gym, the rec center.
That third place is where kids learned: • how to solve problems without an adult
• how to read emotions and faces
• how to handle conflict
• how to lose
• how to make friends
• how to negotiate and compromise
• how to sit with frustration
• how to just be a kid
But today?
Most kids' third place is a screen.
A screen doesn’t teach boundaries.
A screen doesn’t teach emotional regulation.
A screen doesn’t teach cooperation or conflict skills.
A screen doesn’t teach patience or self-control.
So all the social and emotional skills kids used to practice before they walked into school…
they have to learn inside school now.
And that’s why:
behavior feels different
attention feels different
emotions feel bigger
classroom management is tougher.
This isn’t a “kids these days” problem.
It’s a cultural shift.
When the third place disappears, childhood changes.
And schools end up carrying what the community used to teach.
Until kids get their third place back, we’re going to keep seeing the fallout

[pickandmicks @mflpickandmicks]

@sammilighthead Depends where you are from. As a southerner, it is a yes for me!

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@ballater6 @BarryNSmith79 The best HT I worked with still taught , regularly covered lessons, walked the corridors, was rarely in her office, spoke to staff and students, was on duty everyday, made her presence felt, ran assemblies and supported her staff.

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@PHoare1963 @ffcabroad @Strickomaster It is well documented that MFL suffers from severe grading and is seen as one of the most challenging subjects on the secondary curriculum. Lots of research has been carried out about the complexity of exams, the grading and boundaries compared to other subjects.

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@PHoare1963 @ffcabroad @Strickomaster If I had my way, I would steer towards a European education system model.

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@PHoare1963 @ffcabroad @Strickomaster Every subject has its value and develops a range of skills that are complementary. Do I remember the content of my history or biology course? Of course not! Am I glad that I was given opportunities at school? Of course yes!

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@sammilighthead @PHoare1963 @ffcabroad @Strickomaster I know people who have never left England, some others who have only visited Benidorm!

[SLT Newbie @NewbieSlt]

Hi all,
We are looking for another Staff Governor. The last one was full of good ideas and initiatives to reduce workload and maximise non-teaching time and kept asking questions, so we had to get rid of him. Ideally, we are looking for a “Yes man”. Like all the others.
Thanks x

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@Strickomaster @EmInYorkshire A lot of schools also target MFL to the most able.

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@sammilighthead @Strickomaster Recruiting linguists is harder than ever …

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@PerseusLeGrand Beaucoup de belles villes en France, difficile d’élire la plus belle mais Albi est en effet une ville magnifique.

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@BarryNSmith79 @m_chiles Issue is when leaders make the rules and do not enforce them ie walk past students with coats for example when the rule is no coat indoors!! If leaders don’t challenge, staff will not either …

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@musicteachinguk @adamboxer1 The biggest reason teachers quit is working conditions and mainly behaviour ime. Reason why schools in more challenging contexts are likely to have higher turnover of staff!

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@Strickomaster @ACT2CAM Having worked in several schools I totally agree with you. Seen schools change for the better or the worse and it was always down to what you preach! 👍

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@BarryNSmith79 Graduates starting salary similar to teachers starting salary. Competitive to get a good graduate job. It is not the salary putting graduates off teaching imo, it is the working conditions, beh, workload vs pay. As a result, lower quality grads go into teaching now.

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@JamesAFurey Well said. Boils down to poor leadership!

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@Strickomaster @ACT2CAM We need more leaders like you. Leadership in schools is a big issue imo, too many schools where poor systems, structures and low expectations drive good staff away.

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@Strickomaster No leaders should accept less than they would want for their own children. Unfortunately, not always the case!