Too much time with struggling kids

Your problem/challenge/dilemma is as old as teaching Renee. The struggling kids need you but how do you balance the time with them so the other kids get your time as well AND you get to observe them while they’re working. These are just tips from what I’ve learnt from...

Prep Expectations

Expecting the most – where we should be aiming with Foundation students. Generally, in life and in teaching, I reckon you’re better off with having high expectations in most situations. You can always adjust downwards but starting off with low expectations and then...

Streaming – Really?!

You can call your bottom group the ‘Good Looking Long Leaping Antelopes’ or innocuous titles like Group G – you’re absolutely not fooling anyone. The Long Leaping Good Looking Antelopes and the kids of Group G know who they are – they’re the ‘thickheads’. We don’t...