tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019828684971971203.post6490863504215357933..comments2024-03-14T02:53:31.171+00:00Comments on Tom Bennett's School Report: Cartoon Character: why we can never teach virtues directlyTom Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03211959016018081924noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019828684971971203.post-24694405306314795652013-02-10T14:35:51.450+00:002013-02-10T14:35:51.450+00:00Tom how, speaking as honestly as you do, manage to...Tom how, speaking as honestly as you do, manage to keep your job? I can't imagine that you haven't been retaliated against at some point for telling the truth about levelling, invertebrate administrators, and the like.<br /><br />How do manage to not get chewed up by the educational machine?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019828684971971203.post-49716679570960193372013-02-03T21:36:36.336+00:002013-02-03T21:36:36.336+00:00One politician's "character" is anot...One politician's "character" is another's "citizenship." JoeNhttp://joenutt.squarespace.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019828684971971203.post-36986894748172463332013-02-03T19:48:45.862+00:002013-02-03T19:48:45.862+00:00Great article, very measured words. The idea of of...Great article, very measured words. The idea of ofsted (or even worse, SMT in an internal inspection) wanting to see me "develop character" in a lesson is a horrifying prospect. Completely ridiculous and inevitably damaging. Human personalities are so varied and complex that you simply can't start to structure, measure or quantify this stuff.<br /><br />What teachers do need to help them develop the character of pupils is time and freedom though. Teachers under immense pressure to have four part lesson plans (and the constant threat of the head wandering in on a learning walk to check that those four parts are present), with endless paperwork and a huge amount of curriculum time to cover are much less likely to have time to get to know their pupils, to just spend 10 minutes in a lesson talking to them about music, sport, or what they think of the news. I'm sure everyone will remember a moment where a teacher at school just sat and chatted to them, and they found themselves surprisingly talking to a human being they quite liked and who was actually interested in their opinions. I know as a school pupil I liked nothing better to be talked to by an adult as if I was another adult - it did wonders for my confidence. <br /><br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762833151557753439noreply@blogger.com