I’ve been quiet lately. Not because I’ve stopped working, but because I’ve been listening. A few weeks ago, I met a teacher who took the path I once wanted to follow: three years of College to get his Diploma in Education, then two years at university for his B.Ed. He’s a headmaster now, and he […]
There’s a teacher somewhere near you who hasn’t sat down before 9pm in three weeks. Not because they’re disorganised. Not because they don’t care. Because the job has expanded to fill every hour available – and then some. Admin. Planning. Marking. Chasing resources that either don’t exist or cost money the school simply doesn’t have. […]
There are passions you choose, and then there are passions that choose you. Education chose me a long time ago — somewhere between a school desk in 1977 and a college lecture hall in 1980 — and it has never quite let go. I finished school in 1977. Like most young men of my generation […]