CJtheOptimist

Well, she could have said she would be speaking to all people and agencies involved to understand the incident, what led to it and get any background information. To try to gain an understanding of t… (View Post)

Not defeatist, just pointing out some potential pitfalls If we just implemented every first idea someone suggested that sounded good, we'd be in a right mess. Anyway, I'm sure the government will. In… (View Post)

I'd like a ban. But I'd like it to be successful. (View Post)

I've always thought of teaching as like nursing, a vocation rather than a career. The reward is not the pay but the satisfaction. Two of a number of jobs that are incredibly important but poorly paid. (View Post)

I look back longingly to the days when we had teachers who had the time to encourage the kids to *think*. At the time, although I did a lot of *thinking*, I didn't realise how important that was as p… (View Post)