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The acting of teaching

I have been the grumpiest, sternest version of myself with these students, but I have not abandoned them. The ability to access, draw out and present appropriate aspects of our selves to students, together with thoughtful lesson design, makes us more effective in our roles as teachers.

First steps

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince The day my teaching colleague and close friend found one of our new science teachers sobbing in her room after school was a turning point for me. Prior toContinue reading “First steps”