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No pen, no book, no calculator - "I'm ready to learn today sir" and his parents think I'm a hopeless teacher

Should we teach students to fail? wp.me/porpS-1I

How do you tell a student to take their headphones out when they can't hear you in the first place ?

Sat for 2 hours this morning supervising students doing exams. Wasn't even my subject :(

Need to think of a new strategy for a bottom class which have the motivation level of a sleeping sloth :(

Recycling an old exam. At least I'll be able to compare cohorts although my hopes aren't that high

Stuck in the middle of writing reports for parents who usually don't read them and provide no feedback. There must be a better of doing this

Best excuse for not doing homework this week: "I think I burnt it - Do you want me to bring it in on Monday?"

Making mathematics relevant: Putting the ‘home’ back into mathematics homework wp.me/porpS-1E

Should we focus on Teaching or Learning? wp.me/porpS-1z

Need to get a good electronic diary/markbook for next year. Sick of all the paperwork. Any suggestions?

Maths teaching fails to add up http://wp.me/porpS-1v

Private schools making profit with Public Money http://wp.me/porpS-1t

Teachers offer twice the passion for half the pay http://wp.me/porpS-1r

Teacher Bonus Scheme being scrapped. http://wp.me/porpS-1n

High school mathematics number crunch http://wp.me/porpS-1l

Maths Classes and Timetabling http://wp.me/porpS-1i

4yrs at uni, 20 yrs experience and I feel like I'm just baby sitting my yr 10 class who are more interested in drawing penises than angles!

Literacy vs Numeracy - Which gets more attention http://wp.me/porpS-1e