People are always looking for something to inspire them. Today you need look no further than the winning entries of the Teacher of the Year awards. It is a timely reminder that the teaching profession provides us with the opportunity to live at the edge of our abilities: part psychologist, part performance artist, part interrogator - we can re-invent reality every day for fertile and flexible minds.
Reading these accounts it is easy to be intimidated by what seems to be unattainable levels of teaching performance. Just as Eric Clapton’s once unfathomable guitar sounds are now executed by 15 year olds, and Archimedes’ “Eureka!” moment can be replicated by a breathless eight year old with a measuring jug; with the right tools, a little talent and the desire to succeed, the impossible can become the everyday – and that has got to be our aim.
That’s why top quality teaching materials such as this from the British Red Cross, worksheets, technology and content is important – it’s not just to impart learning, it’s to raise the standard of education for kids into something inspirational – and that can change lives forever...
...What have you got planned for tomorrow?
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