As a Twitter and Facebook user (and I’ll admit I sit more in the consumer that contributor bracket) that makes a point of following inspiring educators and education professionals; I frequently have inspirational quotes, stories and videos pop up in the feed. But recently I have noticed a bit of a theme coming through in these posts, and I thought I would share some of them with you. ![]() Tobie Taylor Jones recently posted this wee gem on Twitter and with 453 retweets and 953 likes; it’s clearly resonating with people. Many of the retweets and conversations stemming from this centered around student voice experiences where teachers had realised just how powerful their believe in a student was. It’s so easy to see a student's deficits when we are constantly marking and grading. But it reminds me to see what students are capable of, and to remind them that they can. I also had Michael Moore’s “Where to Invade Next” come up a few times lately. I’ll confess Michael Moore isn’t my favourite film-maker and I worry about the pedestal the education sector places the Finnish on. But what really piqued my interest in this film, was the way the teachers talked about their students and about the attitudes they had to the purpose of school. In the mire of planning and assessments, I like to stop and remind myself of why I started teaching. It wasn’t to assess and grade students, but to help them find something that they love doing and help them learn to learn! ~Amy-Lee Budd
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Simon Pickard
15/9/2017 03:11:03 pm
"Where to invade next" is really worth a watch if you haven't seen it.
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