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.
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The Realistic Teacher
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The Realistic Teacher
@teachrealistic
Education can change the world. Teaching is a vital profession. It must be accountable and uphold high standards.
Australia Katılım Ekim 2021
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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.
Dane@UltraDane
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.
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Tip for the beginning of the school year.
If the meeting agenda contains only information to be communicated, it doesn't need to be a meeting.
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@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.
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One of the reasons that schools need to help students develop the habit of punctuality, is because the world outside school is not kind to people who aren’t.
Only those sheltered with high status or privilege can stroll in when they feel like it. When I bussed tables, I was nearly canned for being late *once*.
And as a teacher, it would be *unthinkable*. This is clear to most people.
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@radavies_art @MrDavidScales But it is the point that I'm making
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@teachrealistic @MrDavidScales That’s not the point I’m making at all. I simply wonder whether the motivation to expect staff to follow this example would be similar if the degrees were. from other less celebrated unis. The addition of the unnecessarily large crests is unnecessary too imo.
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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.
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Promoting the profession as a profession is controversial for some reason.
David Scales@MrDavidScales
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.
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@MrDavidScales Doesn’t it promote elitism rather than aspiration?
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@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.
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@MrDavidScales I can see what your setting out to promote, however, I can’t help but think you’d be less keen on the idea were your degrees was less lauded institutions. Am I correct?
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@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.
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If you've worked hard and achieved good results today, you're a bit closer to success than those who didn't.
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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.
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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.
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