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Let heads fly a kite sometimes
19 December 2008
Parents make the difference
I recently came across an interesting research paper* into the impact of parental involvement on children’s achievement and adjustment. It confirmed my long-held belief that “differences in parental involvement have a much bigger impact on achievement than differences associated with the effects of school in the primary age range.”
17 October 2008
Imagine this for a curriculum
19 September 2008
Time to give up control
15 August 2008
Secure in their behaviour
Ask a teacher which theory governs how they manage children’s behaviour and they will often be hard put to give a coherent reply
18 July 2008
‘I’m not paid to like them’
Does a teacher need to like all children in order to be effective?
16 May 2008
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