Out
of School Bounds - by Tom Maguire
One
of the more general beliefs in schools is that teachers
teach and learners learn.
In
fact the truth is that everyone learns at school, though
it may not be what the curriculum stipulates.
Nowadays, particularly in classes that use information
technology, the teacher will learn a great deal from
pupils.
In
this original article, Tom Maguire explores some of
today's changes in boundaries between teacher and pupil,
starting from a brain teaser set him by one of his own
pupils, the answer to which involved ignoring boundaries
Safely
Supervised - by Mark Edwards
The
boundaries between social care and education are already
becoming blurred as growing numbers of children are
being educated outside the mainstream. In schools,
teachers deal on a daily basis with large groups of
children in situations which are sometimes highly
charged emotionally.
Mark
Edwards puts the case for supervision to be seen as an
necessary and integral part of social care work.
If it is, then maybe it will come to be seen as
essential for teachers too.
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