Another New Chapter
At the end of June, another chapter in the adventures of the Galloway’s will come to an end, that being our adventure in Egypt. At the beginning of the month we decided not to renew our contract here at The British School Alexandria. It was a somewhat...
New beginnings and finally into a classroom.
At the end of August I will be taking up a position as a Y4 teacher at the British School in Alexandria. It has taken over three years and a distance of 36,000 km to get here but I am excited to be finally walking into my own classroom.I am disappointed that I wasn’t...
It’s all about learning.
It is with some chagrin that I must admit is only in the last couple of years that I have come to understand that most of what we do as teachers is about learning. I think I am in good company and certainly not alone. It is only recently with the relatively easier and...
Teaching – A Performance Art
I came across a great article in the Atlantic by Jessica Lahey called Teaching: Just Like Performing Magic. In it she talks to Teller of Penn and Teller fame about his time as a teacher before he became famous. He taught Latin of all things but his point was how...
Learning Styles – not what you think they are?
The following statement is something that a lot of teachers will find hard to accept. ...the idea that students learn differently depending on their personal preference for visual, auditory or kinesthetic cues is just a myth.For much of my teaching career the...
Out with the Old in with the new
The end of another year. It’s been a bit of an odd one. On the plus there’s the fact we are, for the first time in a long time, financially solvent. Christa has been working hard at PR Services and I have been an itinerant worker for the department of education and...
Hour of Code™
I remember reading an article some time ago now that said, "in the future there will be too types of people. Those that code and those that don't." While this is a rather simplistic statement, it struck a cord with me that still resonates with me. We aren't there yet...
Something to Think About
Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education By Ken Robinson, Lou Aronica Due to the fact I am not teaching full time I have more time than I otherwise would to think about teaching. The relationship between learning and teaching as well...
Patience is a Virtue?
I am an impatient man. It’s only been the last couple of years that it has dawned on me to what extent I have been driven by impatience. Perhaps this wisdom is something that comes with age, one of the perks of being older, the ability to see that patience is...
It’s been a while
It’s been a while since I have been here on my blog. I have been somewhat disillusioned and dispirited with the whole process of finding a teaching job here in the Yukon. After the excitement of finishing my course at The University of Alberta and getting my teaching certification, not having a teaching position has been a great disappointment.
An Interview
It's been almost 20 years since I had an interview. It's probably longer since I had an interview that really mattered to me and this interview that's coming up is one that matters. I want to teach and while I could substitute (literally it appears) forever, I want...
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