tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post1123293556286521703..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: Ofsted report - odd, innit?Macheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-9733853220844316232010-09-19T16:48:45.303+01:002010-09-19T16:48:45.303+01:00MW, a wise teacher friend says teaching is rather ...MW, a wise teacher friend says teaching is rather like driving someone else's car.<br /><br />The owners buy it, maintain it, garage it and fill it with petrol. You drive it for a few hours a day.<br /><br />Breakdowns and mechanical failure are the responsibility of the owners, but if you crash it or break something through incompetent driving, the damage is your fault.<br /><br />Some cars are beautifully maintained and run well; others are barely safe to drive and break down with depressing regularity.<br /><br />Your responsibility, as the driver, is to drive as well and safely as you possibly can - some breakdowns will inevitably occur, but you <i>can</i>, by and large, avoid causing accidents.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-81920061601428270072010-09-19T11:40:43.703+01:002010-09-19T11:40:43.703+01:00A teacher friend of mine told me that if pupils mi...A teacher friend of mine told me that if pupils misbehave, it means there are 'problems' at home. I tried to dig a bit deeper and get him to caveat that, but he said, no, it's as simple as that and there is f- all that teachers can do about it. <br /><br />'Problems' means exactly what you think it means - absent Dad, bullying elder sibling, cramped housing, not enough money, parents getting divorced, whatever.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-64888495826980123212010-09-14T21:53:27.730+01:002010-09-14T21:53:27.730+01:00Excellent!
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