Embracing the Open Futrure
In any given class, chances are that there are one or more students with ADHD present. That is hardly surprising. Between 3 and 5% of children have this neurodiversity. When I studied to become a teacher, ADHD was still very much looked upon as a deficiency. But students with ADHD…
Is it possible to do online learning, when the students are in the classroom but the teacher is not? I have embarked on an interesting experiment in online learning. At least for me, it is. My old employer asked me if I could assist them in certain subjects with online learning.…
Teachers are essential workers. And like all essential workers, we get treated like sh*t. But I still want to keep teaching. I am not the only one, who has been writing about the poor state of our education system. Some time ago, I wrote this piece I still stand by…
The capacity for deep reflection may be a very important skill to teach for the 21st century. Maybe even the most important one. I am sure that I am not the only educator concerned about the state of our world. There is no shortage of crises that humanity is facing…
If you look around my blog, you will quickly notice that I offer online tutoring as a service. I have taken up this occupation fairly recently and for several reasons. With this post, I would like to elaborate a little more on this decision. It is very different from my…
The topic of video games and their influence on children has always been controversial.They have been blamed for fostering violent tendencies in children. Research on this is thin, however.Sometimes, they are even blamed for having a bad impact on children’s emotional development. In my experience, however, video games can support…
Here comes the second lesson in the series about man’s relationship with nature.The idea behind creating this series is to examine the complex relationship between man and nature.In this second lesson, the focus is on farming and land use.
But the solutions are not as complex as we think. One of the UN Sustainable Development Goals is about providing education for everyone. I thought about this because I had an interesting experience this week. Currently, I am in Brazil for a visit. I had the opportunity to visit a…
I uploaded some new lesson materials. They are part of a series of lessons. I designed them for a project week at my former school. The first lesson is about hunters and gatherers. The idea behind these theme-based lessons is to study the relationship between man and nature. The original…
If you have spent a lot of time surfing different blogs, as I did, you surely have come across numerous blog posts that tell how reading will improve your writing game. But did you know, that reading can make you a better teacher as well? Reading regularly has a lot…
