Really thought provoking. Totally with you when it comes to bringing the students into the discussion about what works, doesn't work and why. If we advocate developing student and teacher partnership in learning - then it follows that we particularly need learner input when managing change. I'm also interested to see how distance learning impacts on social skills and emotional learning at younger age groups. Early consensus from Primary practitioners I have talked to seems to be that some online language development can work very well, but is compromised if it can't be supported by a face-to-face element. Challenging times indeed. Many thanks Jeremy and Alan for your musings and insights.
Cool, another person who has never taught in school but gives examples what the right teaching practisce is ? These are my favorite people. Maybe I should do this too like most men are doing. How about writing books about who to write a book.
I do not understand this new idea that classes should be all fun, amusing and entertaining. This would be as if a dancer brought politics while entertaining. I am sick and tired of listening to teachers say that students have more little span of attention while adding hours and hours of teaching instead of making profit from the time of teaching. For instance, I used to have 3 hours a week of English at school and I got to learn more than students who have 6 hours a week.
