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Our Children Must be Taught About Society’s Lie
It’s time to correct the mistakes of my generation by ensuring that our children aren’t given the same misleading message. For too long society has fed our young a big, destructive lie. For too long...
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It’s Not Career Advice that 10 Year-Olds Need
Whilst Simon Hughes’ call for Primary schools to offer career advice has some basic merit, it deviates from the most important needs of a primary student. Youngsters will be urged to start thinking...
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7 Strategies for Dealing With Office Politics
The school staff room, like any other office environment, can pose challenges when it comes to dealing with colleagues. Lawrence Cheok gives 7 fantastic strategies for overcoming office politics and...
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Fired For Challenging an Imperfect System
The scariest thing about education today is not that it doesn’t seem to be nearly effective enough, but that those that challenge conventions and think outside the square get castigated for their...
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I’m Glad I’m a Teacher and Not a Parking Inspector
Today I was fined by a parking officer for parking in a permit zone. I had only left my car for a few minutes, and clearly that’s all it takes. On my way back from the shops I noticed a parking...
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Study: Teachers Are Overpaid
I am not writing this in the guise of a victim. I did not become a teacher for the money, nor do I ever expect to be paid a great deal more than I am currently getting. But let’s not fool ourselves...
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The Stigma of the School Dropout is Sometimes Unfair
For some reason, society seems to have an issue with “dropouts” who choose a trade over completing high school. Whilst I am not in favour of someone chosing to drop out without a legitimate Plan B, I...
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Preparing Students for the Real World
Sometimes I find it hard to decide whether to expose my students to the realities of the real world or protect them from disappointment. Never is the conundrum stronger than when it comes to the issue...
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Different Professions, Same Experiences
It’s interesting how teachers often complain as if their problems and challenges are completely unique. Some point out that they take their work home unlike many other professions. Others talk about...
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The Difficult Challenge that is Starting Your Teaching Career
I never expected to find it so hard to get my first teaching job and then when I finally achieved it, the challenge was to prove I was worthy of getting a second contract. I can certainly relate...
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