Comments for If You Don't Like Change... http://neilwinton.net You're going to like irrelevance even less... Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:37:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on What Texts D'you Teach? by Candace http://neilwinton.net/?p=986#comment-74 Candace Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:37:28 +0000 http://nwinton.wordpress.com/?p=986#comment-74 Neil I'm extremely jealous of your class. Those are all cracking choices! Have you taught much contemporary fiction? I know Atwood is contemporary, just wondering if there are any new and recent books you've come across or are interested in exploring. Neil I’m extremely jealous of your class. Those are all cracking choices! Have you taught much contemporary fiction? I know Atwood is contemporary, just wondering if there are any new and recent books you’ve come across or are interested in exploring.

]]> Comment on What Texts D'you Teach? by Fran http://neilwinton.net/?p=986#comment-73 Fran Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:20:03 +0000 http://nwinton.wordpress.com/?p=986#comment-73 So enjoyed teaching 'The Age of Innocence' by Edith Wharton last year (at AS level - 16-17s) and then 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood (at A2 level - 17-18s). And Plath's poetry went down well. Have taught Catcher in the Rye to my GCSE (16s) group this year and they loved it (and loved Holden Caulfield!) It's been a good year. Thanks for signing up to my blog. So enjoyed teaching ‘The Age of Innocence’ by Edith Wharton last year (at AS level – 16-17s) and then ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood (at A2 level – 17-18s). And Plath’s poetry went down well. Have taught Catcher in the Rye to my GCSE (16s) group this year and they loved it (and loved Holden Caulfield!) It’s been a good year.

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]]> Comment on What Texts D'you Teach? by chris http://neilwinton.net/?p=986#comment-72 chris Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:31:17 +0000 http://nwinton.wordpress.com/?p=986#comment-72 Just checked out your survey form - obviously what I did is not exactly current, but I fairly recently used Greene's "The Heart of the Matter" at Higher: some great discussions about guilt and religion, including a day when we hauled a chaplain in to sit in the circle. Just checked out your survey form – obviously what I did is not exactly current, but I fairly recently used Greene’s “The Heart of the Matter” at Higher: some great discussions about guilt and religion, including a day when we hauled a chaplain in to sit in the circle.

]]> Comment on What Texts D'you Teach? by chris http://neilwinton.net/?p=986#comment-71 chris Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:50:07 +0000 http://nwinton.wordpress.com/?p=986#comment-71 Glad you still do Sunset Song - I did it with so many Higher classes, and judging from the discussions at the time and the subsequent memories (mostly on facebook) of some of the students who were in those classes it went down as well as I would have hoped. Do you have a copy of the old BBC series? (It came out in the late 60s, I think) We used to watch bits in class and the pupils would come back in the lunch hour to watch more of it - creaky but authentic in feel! Glad you still do Sunset Song – I did it with so many Higher classes, and judging from the discussions at the time and the subsequent memories (mostly on facebook) of some of the students who were in those classes it went down as well as I would have hoped. Do you have a copy of the old BBC series? (It came out in the late 60s, I think) We used to watch bits in class and the pupils would come back in the lunch hour to watch more of it – creaky but authentic in feel!

]]> Comment on What Texts D'you Teach? by Candace http://neilwinton.net/?p=986#comment-70 Candace Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:33:43 +0000 http://nwinton.wordpress.com/?p=986#comment-70 Hi Neil What a fantastic idea and we look very forward to the results. In fact, if you and any teachers out there have particular texts they are either already teaching or interested in teaching we'd be happy to organise an event to share ideas etc. Contact us through our website if this is of interest. Otherwise, thanks for getitng this started! Will forward the survey to all our teacher contacts. Hi Neil

What a fantastic idea and we look very forward to the results. In fact, if you and any teachers out there have particular texts they are either already teaching or interested in teaching we’d be happy to organise an event to share ideas etc. Contact us through our website if this is of interest.

Otherwise, thanks for getitng this started! Will forward the survey to all our teacher contacts.

]]> Comment on Don't Worry, Be Happy! by Learning, Teaching and ICT » Alison Peacock http://neilwinton.net/?p=978#comment-68 Learning, Teaching and ICT » Alison Peacock Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:01:57 +0000 http://nwinton.wordpress.com/?p=978#comment-68 [...] of a previous visit that did not go well for him personally. This was  followed up with  another post that was much more optimistic about the pending inspection, but I’m afraid I still hold the [...] [...] of a previous visit that did not go well for him personally. This was  followed up with  another post that was much more optimistic about the pending inspection, but I’m afraid I still hold the [...]

]]> Comment on An Inspector Calls by Learning, Teaching and ICT » Alison Peacock http://neilwinton.net/?p=974#comment-64 Learning, Teaching and ICT » Alison Peacock Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:31:44 +0000 http://nwinton.wordpress.com/?p=974#comment-64 [...] lately. Neil Winton’s school was recently inspected and he wrote this blog post before the inspection where he briefly describes distant memories of a previous visit that did not go well for him [...] [...] lately. Neil Winton’s school was recently inspected and he wrote this blog post before the inspection where he briefly describes distant memories of a previous visit that did not go well for him [...]

]]> Comment on TeachMeet Perth – CfE Edition by goforchris http://neilwinton.net/?p=967#comment-59 goforchris Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:22:55 +0000 http://nwinton.wordpress.com/?p=967#comment-59 I was in London on the 16th, but have to tell you I feel strange when I see you talk about blethers carrying on into the night! ;-) I was in London on the 16th, but have to tell you I feel strange when I see you talk about blethers carrying on into the night! ;-)

]]> Comment on Don't Worry, Be Happy! by Mr W http://neilwinton.net/?p=978#comment-67 Mr W Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:19:04 +0000 http://nwinton.wordpress.com/?p=978#comment-67 Hi Kim, At the moment, I can't see the wood for the trees. Need to get my head around the process and what is needed. There is much we do well, and we are working on the areas that need to be improved. The hard thing is working out how to measure and demonstrate 'impact'... We know much of what we are doing is making a difference… but how do we 'prove' it! Hey ho! Tea break is over... Hi Kim,
At the moment, I can’t see the wood for the trees. Need to get my head around the process and what is needed.

There is much we do well, and we are working on the areas that need to be improved. The hard thing is working out how to measure and demonstrate ‘impact’… We know much of what we are doing is making a difference… but how do we ‘prove’ it!

Hey ho! Tea break is over…

]]> Comment on Don't Worry, Be Happy! by Kim Pericles http://neilwinton.net/?p=978#comment-66 Kim Pericles Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:06:39 +0000 http://nwinton.wordpress.com/?p=978#comment-66 "Working with their peers to understand what is required of them before collating their evidence and presenting it in an acceptable format. Identifying gaps in their own knowledge and working out how best to fill in the gaps ..." What a thought provoking idea! I love it! Lots to think about here and how I might manage this to some degree in my primary classroom. Thanks so much Neil. Hope your Hmle visit goes well :-) “Working with their peers to understand what is required of them before collating their evidence and presenting it in an acceptable format. Identifying gaps in their own knowledge and working out how best to fill in the gaps …”
What a thought provoking idea! I love it! Lots to think about here and how I might manage this to some degree in my primary classroom.
Thanks so much Neil.
Hope your Hmle visit goes well :-)

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