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I am a headteacher at a school in the UK. In my school, the children know their place. In my school, it is up to the teachers to tell a student if they have done some good work or not. It is up to the teacher to tell a student how they can get better. This is because children aren't able to reflect on their learning - their job is to simply listen and learn.

Saturday, 2 November 2013

I can't believe it

I really can't believe how cheeky some people are. I had a conversation with a teacher from a different school tonight and they completely disagreed with what I had to say. I was telling her that children needed to be told what they were learning and how they could get better. She thought otherwise - she told me that her Year 3 students often fill in a sheet like this:

The students are supposed to find two things that they are proud of and one thing that they will do even better next time.

I think it's a terrible idea - children are just TOO YOUNG to reflect on their learning. Teachers know best.
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