Why we should be re-building relationships before benchmarking, in Term 4. — In April, eighty per cent of teachers surveyed by education consultants Pivot Professional Learning said they felt students would need extra instructional help when school returns. More recently, with the return to the classroom, the idea that students are in need of dedicated catch-up time is once again present in…

Education is not ALL about the kids and the sooner we recognize this, the sooner we as a profession, and by extension — a society, can recognize this, the sooner we can improve education. I know this is a radical idea but stay with me. As an idealistic person and…

Should we be worried about how much our students have actually learned online? One thing I’ve heard often since the return to school and now, face-to-face learning, is the fear that students will return somehow worse off for the experience. There seems to be a common belief amongst some teaching…

“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.” ― Maya Angelou Maya Angelou’s quote brings to mind the importance of reflection in maintaining teaching practices that work. As week 2 draws to a close and week 3 rolls in, I thought…

So week 2, the first full week of Term 2, has finished. I refuse to begin this post by repeating the much-derided phrase that seems to accompany the plethora of Covid-19 related posts that have appeared in education circuits and instead, choose to refer to a favourite quote of mine. …