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Rufus Johnstone
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‘My teacher training was firmly rooted in Progressive ideology - and it was wrong’
As teachers we need to have an open and intellectual conversation about how differing ideologies and philosophies inform our classroom practice, writes one maths teacher
24 July 2017
‘I try to be a kind teacher - not an arm-around-the-shoulders friend - but one who understands my pupils’
This maths teacher prioritizes a classroom environment in which students are encouraged to say what they think and not what they think he wants to hear
5 January 2016
‘I try to be a kind teacher - not an arm-around-the-shoulders friend - but one who understands my pupils’
This maths teacher prioritises a classroom environment in which students are encouraged to say what they think and not what they think he wants to hear
5 January 2016
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