![]() Over the summer, I read a book that has been pretty popular with teachers for the last few months. Disobedient Teaching by Welby Ings. But what is the appeal of a book that is based on a behaviour that teachers work so hard to quell? In my old school, one of the things we could give detentions for was defiance. Yet, it is a trait that this book actively encourages! Ing's book begins with a detailed description of a person who defied the system, failed hard, broke the rules and is extraordinarily successful. The man he describes is a teacher. Passionate about his student's successes and well-being, this teacher is defiant towards a system that works on rewarding those who are best able to work that system. He tells stories about the times that disobedience cost him greatly and the times that he was rewarded for his creative thinking. It is not a book for those seeking to climb the ladder of promotion, nor is it a book for those looking to maintain the status quo. It is a book for everyday teachers who aim to do the absolute best they can for the students they have in front of them. It is a book for teachers who know that the value of education is not measured in credits, but in "aha moments".
DON'T READ THIS BOOK
if you don't think you can be challenged and not toppled if you like the status quo DO READ THIS BOOK if you are open to being challenged about your thinking if you think that we can make the system work better for the benefit of your students If you think you'd like to give it a read, it's been labelled and filed in the staff section of the school library. I think we even have two.
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