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Physics – in a minute, it can be done
There are some things that you just experience as part of life. Now the study of life processes is Biology – everyone gets that. You can have first hand experience of most biological actions. Hey,...
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Dick’s Out!
Dick’s Out!. Been thinking about CJ lately. A proper teacher from the Old School. Keep on rockin’ in the backstreet boozer in the sky Big Man!
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Those were the days Part 22
Those were the days Part 22 “Bosnia” The West London comprehensive school where I first taught had a few Science labs that were situated on the ground floor of the “sixth form block”. Above these labs...
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Those were the days Part 23
Junior Driver Watching the current crop of sixth formers trying to park their cars as close as they could to the school the other day made me think back to a lad I taught who always tried to park his...
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Those were the days Part 24
Count out and count back in again. At one time I taught a fantastic student who I will call Zed. Zed had been diagnosed with autism at an early age, this did not prevent him from doing well at school....
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Those were the days Part 25
Old School Science There used to be a position in the teaching profession that had a very basic job title – “senior teacher”. As opposed to the modern terms such as “assistant vice principal” or...
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Those were the days Part 28
This tale concerns a girl I shall call Kelly. I first taught Kelly in 8BR – a form that was a truly homogeneous mix of abilities and needs. Full of characters (and Kelly was one of them) this class was...
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When I started teaching 20 years ago........
Reblogged from Next goal wins laaaaaaads!: I started my professional career in teaching on 8th July 1991 at a West London comprehensive school and I was thinking.... When I started teaching: Kids...
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Those were the days Part 29
The World Patented Roy Bollard filing method © When I got my first job in a West London comprehensive there was only one other Chemistry teacher in the school – Roy Bollard. He was a well organised...
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Those were the days Part 30
The Hod carrier in flip-flops After completing my teacher training I got a placed in the pool of recruits in the London Borough of Hillingdon. When I pitched up in July 1991 on my first day as a...
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