Daily Archives: June 10, 2014

Extended family holidays – an opportunity or a threat to learning?

Posted on June 10, 2014 by mwalker

Last week I was engaged in my school’s peer review process and we tossed around a question on extended student absence from school for family travel purposes. You see extended family holidays are close to the number one reason why … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Holidays, parenting, school, school structures | 4 Comments

hire people who believe what you believe

Posted on June 10, 2014 by mwalker

I was listening to this Ted Talk by Simon Sinek on inspiring leadership and one line he said was the title of this post “hire people who believe what you believe”. He talked about a connector between inspiring leaders being “they answer … Continue reading →

Posted in teacher efficacy, Teaching, Uncategorized, Video Clips | 1 Comment