This week Pete (@mr_van_w) and John (@jfcatto) grapple with the intersection of ideology and economic sense when it comes to www.teacherpayteachers.com. Then John highlights the staggeringly large number of people that it takes to educate a child from K-12.
Pete: Teachers are making millions selling their lesson plans online - Carolyn Thompson
https://www.businessinsider.com/teachers-making-millions-online-lesson-plans-2017-4
John: The big picture: How many people influence a student's life - Kim Marshall
https://www.kappanonline.org/marshall-how-many-people-influence-student-life/
In this mini episode, Pete (@mr_van_w) continues his homework with Dave Burgess' Teach Like a Pirate.
We're on the third section RRRRR.
R is for Rapport.
Pete also wrote about this on his blog, you should check it out - he uses some sweet memes.
https://mrvanw.com/2019/06/11/rapport-with-a-reluctant-audience-a-teach-like-a-pirate-read-along/
or simply:
Https://mrvanw.com
Pete (@mr_van_w) asks when is it appropriate to start teaching students about sexuality and in particular non-cis/binary/fluid sexuality. He also brought a good news story about an inspiring Indigenous principal. John (@jfcatto) then highlight the divide between research and practice in education and that the way to being a good teacher is by striving to be a better teacher.
Pete: Can teachers be trusted to teach primary school pupils about LGBT relationships - Joe Baron
https://joethebaron21.blogspot.com/2019/05/can-teachers-be-trusted-to-teach.html
At school, Nicole's classmates didn't talk to her, now she's an inspiring principal - Helen Pitt
John: Teaching not a research-based profession - Dylan William
https://www.tes.com/news/dylan-wiliam-teaching-not-research-based-profession
AEON
Vanilla Australian Observational Comedy:
Carl Barron https://youtu.be/wooAsMxJGy0
Third drawer from the Top - Jimoen https://youtu.be/Jqe4_MOHB3o