How to Find Their Hook!
If you’re finding that your class are disengaging with your lessons, the reality is that they are probably getting a bit stale. […]
The Most Important Question in Any Classroom.
If you want your children to be engaged in every lesson you teach, there’s one question you need to add into each […]
Happiness Cannot be Constant
To expect happiness on a daily basis is unrealistic. Not everyday in your job or in your relationship will be amazing. Not […]
Everyone’s Growth Looks Different
Be carefully where you look for success criteria. Not all children grow in the same way. #children #Education #teacher
Competition in Our Classrooms Needs to End.
When we make competition the focus of all achievements in school, nobody wins. Yes, there’s always a winner who comes in first, […]
10 statements children would love to express to adults if they could.
1. Show me how to do it please, show me how to behave, how to be fair and how to be a […]
The Role Of the Teacher has Changed.
Our job as teachers has changed. The fact based curriculum is dead. Facts come easy. I mean just ask Siri or look […]
It’s Important to Let Go.
As teachers it’s important to let go! Don’t try to control the outcome of each lesson and magic will happen. Feel free […]
How to Use Technology Effectively!
Limit the amount of time watching screens, but don’t eliminate them altogether. It’s the 21st Century and technology is a part of […]
The Fact Based Curriculum is Dead!
Einstein once said that compound interest was the 6th wonder of the world. To be able to understand that if we set […]
Why should parents allow your child to pack and carry their bag to school?
By allowing your child to pack and carry their own bag to school, you are teaching them about responsibility, independence and self-regulation. […]
Teaching “soft skills” using the Montessori Method.
Montessori designed her materials so that childrem can not only understand the numbers as part of a greater system, they could feel […]
What Should We focus on for a better world?
A small note: Academics are important, but it is important that we focus on more than this when we assess the development […]
How to Innovate in the classroom to raise standards.
Innovation in education may seem difficult, but it may be a lot simpler than we think. “To prepare children for the real […]
What’s your Purpose?
If money was no object, what would you do with your time? Think about that for a while until you have an […]
Let’s Think About Maths Differently.
If you’re finding that your students are uninspired by mathematics, there are numerous ways in which you can teach it without insisting […]
The Hidden Understanding of teaching.
All my teacher friends will relate to this. Each day the children are dropped off at the classroom door where they say […]
Montessori’s Greatest Invention.
Add this simple exercise to your school and you’ll notice a huge improvement in the engagement and academic ability of your students. […]
There’s Another Way To Teach!
Here is an example of two variations of the introduction to the same lesson. Which one do you like best? 1. Good […]
Eighty Ways to Promote Independence in your Toddler at Home.
You may think your toddler is relatively dependent and that the things they do around the house don’t matter, but you’d be […]
10 Things Great Teachers Demonstrate.
Teachers shape the future of our world. They educate our future leaders, and the responsibility of our planet lies in their hands. […]
Attempting to get children interested in poetry can be difficult, but not impossible!
Attempting to get children interested in poetry can be difficult. Lots of children see poetry as a subject that’s similar to dance. […]
Should Our Children Be Silent in Class? NO!
When 60 trainee teachers cram into a tiny room in the back streets of Tiger Market in Kathmandu just to understand more […]
When an Old Person Dies, a Library Burns Down.
Spending time listening to people who have lived a life we can only imagine, allows us to see what has gone before, […]
Should Our Children Be Drawing More?
What happens when children draw? Why do they love it so much and should we be encouraging more of it? When children […]