Lost Mind

My mind has done it again. Fallen into its own cavernous pit of despair.   It has entrenched itself in the selfish confines, Resigned to wallow unhurriedly and without focus.   The commonality does not make this a comfortable place to visit. On the contrary each fall seems to go deeper than the last.  

Remember

Exhaustion is the new promotion. Blood, sweat and tears was no metaphor. Reality bites like a frost of skin – instant – painful.   Who are you working for? Effort questions the goal.   Selfishness? The money answers. No – there are easier ways.   The children? Naivety answers. My conscience knows better.   The

Caught

Caught – The fish in the proverbial net; The tree is the soul Destroying the chipper.   Where do you go When you can see the right, See the freedom?   Yet surrounded by reality – hierarchy – Politics of establishment The right is lost.   I drown in the institutionalisation of it all –

“Selling” SOLO Taxonomy to Staff

On my Independence Teaching journey the next academic year is the move from encouraging my students within my own classroom to expanding independence whole school. With six school teacher training sessions based on encouraging our students to be independent and resilient learners; I really want to provide training that is not only interactive but shows