Back to My Early Days in Teaching
A Classroom Reflection Now that my Year 11 students have gone on study leave because of their GCSE examinations, I have been given some additional classes to teach. One of those classes is a year 7 class. I have taught for about 16 years. In that time, I have taught across different key stages, worked […]
Why Most Students Underperform (And What Actually Works)
Why Most Students Underperform Most students don’t underperform because they are not intelligent. They underperform because their approach to learning is inconsistent, unstructured, and reactive instead of intentional. The Real Problem The issue is not intelligence — it is structure. Most students struggle because they: Rely on motivation instead of systems Study passively instead of […]