Boy scout plan

This is how I felt after my three lessons today; Okay, nearly 4 weeks in and I had a bad day. I shouldn’t complain really, but I had prepared, I had planned, I had made notes, yet for all three lessons I seemed to be scrambling to keep my head above water, for one reason

Consider me an object and put me in a coursebook shaped vacuum

So, a new school, a new start and a new teaching year. Also, a new topic to write about this year. Coursebooks. After a year of teaching without one, it seems like the obvious choice, right? Well, my new school has issued me with coursebooks for all levels, pacing schedules and exam deadlines. There feels

I was a rabbit in your headlights.

(image taken from google images) It’s been nearly 2 and a half months since my unplugged project came to an end. I would like to say I have been on a long, sun drenched, relaxing holiday and completely disconnected my overworked brain, but instead I threw myself into summer work and have only just come up for