tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885955480630437685.post4544567077203877561..comments2024-03-10T14:43:18.120+00:00Comments on Not Just Sums: The Top Ten Stupidest Teaching TipsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885955480630437685.post-8915020775798081262013-04-29T19:59:23.990+01:002013-04-29T19:59:23.990+01:00At my school we use MEP textbooks and I think they...At my school we use MEP textbooks and I think they're really good. Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407503070563104028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885955480630437685.post-65499789418516100702013-04-29T09:28:01.784+01:002013-04-29T09:28:01.784+01:00The problem is that there are no "perfect&quo...The problem is that there are no "perfect" text books and, as you point out, "variety is the spice of life". However, here has been one series of "text books" that has achieved near perfection in my eyes - SMP 11-16 from many moons ago. The only detraction was that they should have produced the whole series as bite-size booklets that you could truly mix and match at will.PD Boy in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1956106750058017406#overview/src=dashboardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885955480630437685.post-63577041145740260322013-04-27T07:12:45.786+01:002013-04-27T07:12:45.786+01:00I was told on my PGCE course by an experienced tea...I was told on my PGCE course by an experienced teacher simply to whisper threats in the ear of a student who was misbehaving - along the lines of "Watch your back - one day I'm going to get someone to follow you home and beat you up". He reckoned that it was perfectly safe because the student would be too scared to say anything and it was so outrageous that nobody would ever believe the student if they did!Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885955480630437685.post-75174674399864424872013-04-26T09:03:38.212+01:002013-04-26T09:03:38.212+01:00Your comments have made me feel so much better abo...Your comments have made me feel so much better about teaching. I hate those myths people say to make you feel bad about your classes are just that - myths! The lesson objective thing I struggle with particularly and the no textbooks, and I agree the people that don't use textbooks just do death by worksheet or powerpoint.koswaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560347633499230860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885955480630437685.post-82016343009845919962013-04-26T06:09:04.147+01:002013-04-26T06:09:04.147+01:00Ooh those are good ones!
I absolutely NEVER ovey n...Ooh those are good ones!<br />I absolutely NEVER ovey number 2, although I used to at the start of my NQT before I realised it was restricting the lesson too much. <br />As for number 3, I use textbooks almost every lesson, with other activities thrown in. You know people who say textbooks are bad? Well they give their students worksheets with questions on instead. How is that different?! Apart from being less environmentally friendly, and more expensive! Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407503070563104028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885955480630437685.post-27179380459282386102013-04-25T22:36:01.612+01:002013-04-25T22:36:01.612+01:00I could talk all day on this!
1. "Poor behav...I could talk all day on this!<br /><br />1. "Poor behaviour is the result of poor planning" i.e. if kiddies are naughty in your class then it was your fault because your lesson plan was rubbish. <br /><br />Bugger that! Not only have I had to endure a crappy hour of naughty kids but I'm going to be made to feel guilty about it too? No thanks! My own behaviour management problems as a PGCE/NQT stemmed from a lack of confidence and assertiveness - making me blame myself just exacerbated the situation. I take the view that pupils are responsible for their behaviour, and their teacher's job is to react appropriately to it, not feel bad they didn't prevent it in the first place. <br /><br />2. Objectives should be shared within the first 10 minutes of a lesson. <br /><br />Screw that. I may share objectives, I may not. Maybe at the start, maybe later. I'm not tickboxing stupid rules for the sake of it. <br /><br />3. Textbooks are bad. <br /><br />There seemed to be a big feeling about this on our PGCE. I'm very lucky I get total freedom in how I teach so do investigations, card sort,team games, relay races, treasure hunts, etc. And sometimes I get kids to sit in near silence for the best part of an hour and work their way steadily through a textbook exercise. I pick the activity for maximum learning, not looking good. Elizabethnoreply@blogger.com