One of my academics at my university course in teacher education had a go-to line.
"Just find what works for you. Don't worry about following school-wide structures, routines or expectations."
I think about that a lot.
Sometimes shit like this appears on my feed, and I remember why I teach.
The less ignorant crap put out by clueless people, the better.
Education matters.
Why can't Africans thrive in a huge continent loaded with natural resources, why do they want to pile into the UK (See Madagascar), The States, & Europe, when they have all this, I don't get it.
@tombennett71 The people who claim that being on time isn't important are the same people who obliviously cause disruption and chaos to the lives of others through their lateness.
All staff (support and teaching) will now promote university and real alternatives outside their classrooms in these new clip frames. Small thing, but it also means we can change displays and promotions each half term. Hoping it will prompt conversations that build aspiration.
@radavies_art@MrDavidScales Perhaps if the teacher consistently proves themselves as an effective educator, the perceived stigma of the institution will be less of a thing.
Just within educational research circles, I've seen "elite" institutions promote highly questionable ideas.
One of the mysteries of life for me is why we have designed school in such a way that it requires children to do so many things which are very hard for them - and which become much easier in adulthood. 1/
@TroyPrimaryEd Their not a "teachers" union. They call themselves an "education" union, which is fair enough. Strangely though, most of what they say revolves around unrelated political issues and throwing more money at problems.
It's ATAR / #VCE results day in Victoria.
Yet again, we see the usual articles and statements stating that "you're more than just your ATAR".
Fair enough, that is a reasonable thing to say. It may, however, be getting to a point where excellence is being undervalued.
This isn't a knock on those who might not have done as well. The stories of "I turned out to be more than just my ATAR" always include the person working hard at some point in their journey to success.