claire moore

When the processes at school begin to get formal, whether it be for competency or any other reason, now’s the time to seriously consider keeping a diary. If it does come down to an argument about you keeping your job you need to be able to prove that you’ve done everything in your power to resolve whatever situation you’re confronted with. Often, personal memory can be seen as an unreliable guide – a record of the facts from the time is much more powerful. Really, this is just about protecting yourself and making sure that if your role ever is… >>>

From the first day of class, every action has a meaning for our students. If there is furniture in the front of the room, I try to move it out of the way (to communicate that I don’t want any barriers between us). We always begin and end precisely on time (to send a message both about punctuality and respect for the class). I usually start by “cold calling” a student with an “action question” (What should so-and-so do?) and give her whatever time she needs to make her case. I encourage exchanges between students with body language (about which… >>>