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Growth Mindset
After 20 years teaching, Ms Smith felt it was time to update herself on new educational ideas. Hmmmm! “Growth Mindset is really rather fun”, she thought. Growth, mind, growth, mind, growth, mind,...
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Parent Emails
She had been dreading this all day. Head of Year Mrs Jones had that sinking feeling! The post Parent Emails appeared first on CatTeachers.
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Direct Instruction
Geography teacher Mr Simons has been teaching for 30 years. What he calls “teaching” is now hailed as “Direct Instruction“. “There’s nothing new in teaching”, says Mr Simons. The post Direct...
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Crossing Red Lines
Gerald trained as a teacher in the 1980s, As a professional! Now there are so many red lines he is not allowed to cross. “Sod it”, said Gerald. Be more like Gerald. The post Crossing Red Lines appeared...
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Brain Gym
Simon remembers all those CPD sessions on Brain Gym. He particularly liked having his “brain button” pressed. All this has now been dismissed as bunkum. But until the teaching profession falls for...
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Lesson Starters
Mr Smith had been teaching longer than he would like to admit. He did try to keep up to date. Some said he was rather late coming to the idea of lesson starters. The children loved his lessons. The...
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What have the Romans ever done for us? Aye? What? Just tell me one thing! The post Roman History appeared first on CatTeachers.
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Evidence Based Twaddle
Simon and Rowena have noticed that in education circles today, everything has to be “EVIDENCE” based. Evidence based learning! Evidence informed curriculum! As long as it is “evidence based”, you can...
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The Teaching Expert
Dr Miranda says she is a “teaching expert”. She appears on TV and radio and gives her “expert” views on what teachers think. Self awareness is Dr Miranda’s greatest skill! The post The Teaching...
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Action Research
Like many teachers, Tom hoped to improve learning in his classroom. He wanted to find out if pupils wrote better with sharp pencils. Someone on Twitter told him this was called “Action Research“....
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Fidget Spinner Wars
Research has shown that fidget spinners actually distract, rather than aid pupils. Edu consultant Ms Busy Boddy urgently needs another fad to prove that only teachers like her really care for young...
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Cultural Appropriation
Miss Timms liked fashion but she was worried. Would her students accuse her of ‘cultural appropriation’? Some might say she is exploiting Mexicats. It was so much simpler before everyone “woke“! Time...
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Knowing Everything
As a teenager, little kitty knows everything. She reads The Guardian. She dismisses her mother as downright stupid. “Why are old cats so dim?” Luckily for little kitty, mum has grown up. The post...
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Identity Politics
After Missy identified as a dog, she got a lot more attention from university student activists. But would it last, she wondered! The post Identity Politics appeared first on CatTeachers.
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Voting Age
Miss James has heard that 16 year olds could be given the vote. “Would this help them to give homework in on time?” #catteachers The post Voting Age appeared first on CatTeachers.
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Twitter Parents
Now that parents have found Ms Jones on Twitter, she has to deal with queries that the whole world can read. Parent grumbles about every sodding missing sock, newsletter, homework, now reach the whole...
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Behaviour Management
No more “booths” No need for detentions! No more low level disruption! Amazing new behaviour management technique boosts learning 500%. The post Behaviour Management appeared first on CatTeachers.
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Brexit Wisdom?
Mr Green is puzzled about the wisdom of young people. LibDems say that most 18-24 year olds voted to stay in the EU, “because of their wisdom and experience”. BUT! Statistics show that most fatal car...
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Retrieval Practice
Retrieval Practice is one of the latest buzzwords. But Ms Jones says she has been dong retrieval practice for years. We used to call it “Practice Makes Perfect”. #CatTeachers #retrievalpractice The...
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Have It All
Head of Maths and “have it all” mother Camilla, has proudly proclaimed on Twitter how she demanded her “rights” to not working on Fridays, along with late starts and early finishes to manage her own...
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