September 2012
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J. K. Rowling's new book has sex and drugs in it?
dxb13:
Sign me up for the shitshow. I can already hear the under informed soccer moms bitching for a warning label on the front.
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Is it really only week 4?
Well, been back at work an in the classroom for almost 4 weeks now.
This 4th week is really highlighting the stresses and demands we, as Secondary School teachers, are facing…
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It is only the 4th week and already I feel completely exhausted; I have a continuous throbbing headache that threatens to implode, momentarily (particularly when someone stops to say ‘Oh, I was just...
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Revolutionize Education: techedblog: Between the... →
techedblog:
Between the cat images and celebrity garbage the Internet actually manages to boast educational potential.
Considerable educational potential, in fact.
Even that Twitter thing the kids are into these days, with its 140-characters and its perpetual haze of pound…
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teachgr: Advice for secondary NQTs →
teachgr:
I officially completed my NQT year last Friday 22nd July. It was an incredible feeling. A lot of people have asked how my first year went, which is a question I’ve found very difficult to answer. I settled on the response ‘it was one the most significant years of my life.’ It was extremely…
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beepert asked: So happy I found this blog! I've just been accepted onto Teach First and will be taking secondary English next September. Your blog is helping calm my nerves! I love your writing prompts, too - I'm hoping to start up an extra-curricular creative writing club in the school I'm allocated and your prompts are fantastic. Thank you so much :)
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What do you do to find some time for you?
Being a teacher is rewarding - but it’s also very tough! The daily demands, stresses, expectations and work loads can become overbearing and, at times, can take over your personal life.
Finding a balance, and some ‘time for you’ is essential. So, what ways can you do this without spending lots of money?..
Putting your playlists on shuffle. Sit back, relax, dance around the room...
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malallory:
One of my favorite things about being a teacher is casually mentioning something about my life outside of school to students and then watching them struggle with the fact that I am in fact an actual human.
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“Here I go again on my own.
Going down the only road I’ve ever known....”
– White snake,
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What's Up With "A" and "An"?
theyuniversity:
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“There’s no trust, No faith, no honesty in men; all are liars, All swear falsely,...”
– Shakespeare (via me-and-my-collar-bones)
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When students tell me they will never use this in...
teacherthoughtbubble:
I’m all:
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Free Activities from Creative Teaching Press →
kbkonnected:
Includes a mini bulletin board for the presidential election process. Lots of other goodies to be found. #freebies
Haven’t looked at this yet - but reblogging for my followers.
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33 Inspiring Photos from the Paralympics →
These are just incredible. Plenty of writing prompts here, amongst other fab uses.
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Teachers and non tumblr users who follow - not...
CPD and ideas all in one!
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That moment you finish a book, close its cover,...
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“Unless you’re prepared to deal with children in all their glory, don’t become a...”
– Gerard Gordon
So good to remember. We will never get the ‘perfect’ class!
(via silentgoldenmoments)
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