After 20 years,the job still brings me daily moments of delight – despite the best efforts of Ofsted and the governmentDuring teacher training I observed a course being asked why a horse would be castrated. A child put up his hand and said: “To make it more streamlined, sir.” In that moment, and the dynamics of the classroom became very clear. The course laughed. The teacher smiled,then praised the student before rephrasing the question so as to elicit the correct answer and the student still felt valued. This was precisely how my two favourite teachers were when I was at school, and this is what I try to carry out every day with my pupils: inspire, and guide and make them feel valued. Related: Teachers are deserting the UK in droves. Excellent work,Michael Wilshaw | Ben Culverhouse Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com