Is knowledge important?
Rather than get caught in rhetoric I am concentrating on this question: What is the place of knowledge in curriculum and is it important?
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meg43212
Jun 103 min
When fear gets in the way.
Last week I drove the van for my son's hockey team to get them to their game. It was an easy drive and I enjoyed it. Two years ago I...
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meg43212
May 316 min
What's with the big push on 'the' science?
Lately, if you have listened to folk talking nationally about education, you will have heard about 'the' science of learning. I know I...
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meg43212
Apr 211 min
Moving from drama to connection
Last week I wrote about the Drama Triangle and moving from this to the Winner's Triangle. This week I thought I would expand on this and...
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meg43212
Apr 153 min
Breaking free from the Drama
Do you ever find yourself thinking things like the following: -Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â What were they thinking? -Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Why does this always happen...
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meg43212
Apr 74 min
The Perfection Trap: Why Teachers (and the rest of us too!) Need to Embrace Imperfection
Teaching can be a stressful profession; it is intense with the level of human interaction and multiple plates we have spinning at any...
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meg43212
Mar 242 min
An alternative to brainstorming
How often have you come out of a brainstorming session wondering if the time was well spent? I know I have, sometimes I was even leading...
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meg43212
Mar 103 min
Cooking up a Compassion Casserole for the Classroom
Brené Brown also says that “Compassion is the daily practice of recognising and accepting our shared humanity so that we treat ourselves...
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meg43212
Feb 55 min
Can one size fit all?
(I wrote this in 2014 and it would appear that I am still asking the same questions) Imagine a world where we only made one shoe size......
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meg43212
Jan 105 min
Reframe to reduce stress and reclaim your power
I am a teacher and I get it. Teaching is a complex profession, in fact I think teaching is an art. The art of teaching is complex because...
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meg43212
Jan 94 min
9 books I read in 2023
I remember being all snuggled up in bed with my head under the covers and flashlight in hand reading for as long as I could keep my eyes...
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meg43212
Dec 20, 20233 min
Nostalgia is not a useful map for designing curriculum
Centuries ago, nostalgia was deemed a mental illness, a profound yearning for home that inflicted palpable pain. The term itself, derived...
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meg43212
Nov 25, 20232 min
I am both the sculptor and the marble
A couple of weeks ago my counsellor shared these words with me and it really struck a chord. You are both the sculptor and the marble. It...
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meg43212
Nov 18, 20232 min
When was the last time you were kind to you?
Kindness is part of creating and maintaining positive, supportive relationships. If that is the case, how is your relationship with...
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meg43212
Nov 10, 20234 min
Is your learning environment visually noisy?
Please note, I wrote this blog post a few years ago but the concept is still relevant especially with the pressure some of us feel to...
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meg43212
Oct 27, 20236 min
Starting off the year with the Heart and Brain in Mind
The more I teach the more I realise the impact of how my learning about the brain is evident in the choices I am making… I realised a few...
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meg43212
Aug 31, 20236 min
Cultivating Wellness: 10 Classroom Self-Care Ideas to Enhance Teaching
Do you ever get to the end of the day and feel like you have barely had a moment to draw breath? Our classrooms are often busy places;...
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meg43212
Aug 5, 20234 min
Stories that keep us small
I am so tired. I am exhausted. I can't do it. This is what we might say from time to time, and that's great to acknowledge and take...
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meg43212
Jul 20, 20234 min
Have you said this in an argument?
Three little words. Not necessarily inflammatory. You may only just say them to yourself. "I just assumed..." And I am sure you did. Most...
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megangallagher72
Jun 26, 20232 min
Professional Reading- Get into it!!!
I'll admit it, I am a nerd. Always have been but for a while after I finished studying to be a teacher I was reluctant to do professional...
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