I have been keeping up with the Scottish Learning Festival stories from various sources. John Connell mentions the work of Charles Leadbetter and I need to find out more as I am intrigued by the explanation that John gives that according to Leadbetter today’s young people are
“….a generation infused with an attitude of ‘I can’, [...]
Hope - a wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfilment.
Some time ago I attended an awards event for young people with diabetes. They had been asked to share what living with diabetes meant for them and there was an excellent array of posters covering all age groups. The young people themselves were accompanied [...]
As I prepared to leave school today for the last time today (well I am welcome back but I won’t be a regular employee any more) I was reflecting on my experiences over the past 5 months with Sheila – the wonderful Headteacher.
And through that thinking process it occurs to me that I have had [...]
When you love what you are doing at work – doing something outside the job description seems the natural thing to do doesn’t it?
Over the past couple of days Robyn McMaster and I have been sharing ideas about the joy of work – and the joy of learning. I told Robyn about the pupils from the [...]
Last year I was invited to the Christmas Carol Concert at my friend’s primary school and I struggled not to cry. There is something about the joy – and innocence – of little children in that setting that sets me off.
Yesterday it was our own school play and this year it took the form of [...]
