2020 Reading Roundup Since January 2018, I have recorded every book I have completed, with a few notes of what I thought about each one. My reading journal now has three years' worth of notes, quotes and musings around the literature I've consumed. I read thirty-seven books in 2020. (In case anyone's interested, I read … Continue reading Sunday Shelf Vol. 5
Author: onequietteacher
Don’t Call Me Fragile
This blog post has been a very long time coming. I've hesitated, paused, rethought and rewritten, always afraid that I would cause offence by publishing it. Because this post is going to call people out, and if I've written it right, it might make others uncomfortable with their own language choices around the subject of … Continue reading Don’t Call Me Fragile
Under The Same Stars
Here we are, back in lockdown again... I'll resist the urge to get all political and go on a rant, I promise! As you'll know if you've read my NQT year blogs (an ongoing project) I am an avid journaller, writing every day if I can. While being invaluable for recounting my NQT experiences, it's … Continue reading Under The Same Stars
My Presence is Not Like Yours
In defence of the Quiet Teacher I’ve written about being introverted before (I am not ideal) and about supporting introverted and shy pupils (Empowering the Quiet Ones.) It shouldn’t feel like such a niche topic to write about: according to introvert guru Susan Cain, 30 to 50% of people show introverted traits and would likely … Continue reading My Presence is Not Like Yours
Whose voices should we hear?
Thoughts on Bullying This blog is in response to the Priti Patel bullying scandal that has swept through UK news recently. I’m not a politician and won’t pretend to know the ins and outs of the situation - like any other member of the public, the view I have has been formed of what I’ve … Continue reading Whose voices should we hear?
A New Challenge: Teaching in Early Years
This blog was originally published by True Education Partnerships. You can read it on their site instead by following this link (though if you do, please consider coming back here to leave a comment on it!) I spent the summer term and summer holidays trawling every search I could think of, in search of a … Continue reading A New Challenge: Teaching in Early Years
December
It's such a long time since I've written one of these blog posts, revisiting my NQT year with an eye to finding something useful to share! When I flicked through my diaries to find what I wrote in December, I wasn't sure how any of it could become something useful to an up-and-coming NQT. Though … Continue reading December
Finding My Voice
So, this happened... On Wednesday morning, I recorded a podcast with the wonderful Toria from Teaching Others and Learning All the Time. She has made it her mission to raise tiny voices from the Twitterverse, to help us be heard and to make our stories known. One of those stories is mine. My URL alone … Continue reading Finding My Voice
Sunday Shelf, Vol. 4
Three Recent Reads Something I did a whole lot of in lockdown, not surprisingly, was reading. There were plenty of times when I needed an escape from the stressful scenario we found ourselves in (arguably, that we haven't left yet!) and my crammed bookshelves were the ideal respite. So for this Sunday Shelf, I thought … Continue reading Sunday Shelf, Vol. 4
Sunday Shelf, Vol. 3
August 9th - Book Lovers' Day A poem I came across while looking for images to accompany this blog post - sadly I am unable to find out who wrote it! Through the beauty of my twitter trends list this morning, I found out that today is Book Lovers' Day (known as National Book Lovers' … Continue reading Sunday Shelf, Vol. 3
