by mindroar | Jan 24, 2020 | #teacherlife, classroom management, teaching, teaching strategies
What’s the best reward for students? Is positive praise for students effective? Or are chocolates, candy, or cuddles faster and cheaper? Ok, maybe not cuddles. Unless you’re a kindergarten teacher and you are subjected to cuddles without your consent. In all...
by mindroar | Jan 17, 2020 | #teacherlife, blog, English literature, free resources, Freebie Friday, teaching literature, teaching Shakespeare, video resources
Do you ever have those lessons where you look around your classroom and you can see the boredom swirl around the classroom like fog? I used to have a class that was almost catatonic every Thursday afternoon last lesson: Year 9s, after lunch, an hour until home time,...