Book Review: The Good Terrorist: Life in an 80s Commune
The Good Terrorist is my first Doris Lessing and has been on my shelf for far too long. It kept my...
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Category: For Life
Is there a moral element to teaching literature? Some thoughts over breakfast today.
A literature curriculum offers a strong moral element that students should not be denied. That...
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Book Review: The Wizard of Earthsea. A child’s fable revisited.
One of my more imaginative childhood reading experiences was enjoying The Wizard of Earthsea in 4E...
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An Introduction to Fiscal Education: Five Thoughts from an International Teacher
As part of my website redesign I have created sections on fiscal education. In it I plan to write...
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Lecture: An Apology for Gaming Culture: Intellectual Trickery or Mindless Clickery?
A lecture I gave defending gaming culture, or at least my favourite parts of it. Gaming Culture:...
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Time Management: Thoughts and Advice September 2017
So the new school year is now in motion and it is typically busy. New staff have come with...
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Using OneNote in the Classroom
Go to the Youtube video for time-stamps, or click below to skip to that section. Why use...
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Why are millennials (the younger generation) demonised?
Teaching is nothing if not the negotiation of the next generation with the current one. As man who...
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A Place at the Table – Debate Preparation
Debate Prep 1This House Believes that it is Morally Right to Steal Food for the Poor Debate Prep 2...
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Beginning a Writing Module – Writing Distorts Reality Lesson
Tomorrow I begin the writing modules. I intend to research the teaching of writing, and to write...
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Using The Stanley Parable to teach Narrative Structure and Expectations
Narrative structure and expectation is a difficult topic to teach: it is highly conceptualised,...
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