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 governmen… (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… (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… (View Post)

There's definitely too much rote learning. It started in the schools. I don't know if it was as a result of all these SATs. But rote learning happens in the universities now too. My experie… (View Post)