School Shit - Softcover

Hall, Kevin Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1786935392 ISBN 13: 9781786935397

Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

Kevin candidly presents the highs and lows of a teaching career spanning four decades, and gives useful advice on how to motivate children to learn. The book is intended to appeal to practising professionals, anyone considering teaching as a career and those with an interest in what goes on behind school doors. Kevin’s style relies heavily on humour, particularly when recalling children’s mischievous natures. The fun element is being systematically squeezed out of learning and teaching. Fear of failure underpins the ethos of many of our schools. Children and teachers too often find themselves operating in a stifling educational culture that prioritises performance data. Educational success is defined by the measurable. Child-centred education has become an anachronism. The case is argued that individual children and their unique talents and abilities matter. Radical changes to school practices are advocated if our institutions are to do justice to school populations of the future.

About this title

About the Author

Born in Carshalton, Surrey, Kevin Hall spent his childhood in Bath, Somerset. He attended the City of Bath Grammar School, then moved to Isleworth to study at Borough Road Teacher Training College. He settled in Hounslow with his wife, Lindsey, where they raised a family, and he taught for 38 years in two local boys’ secondary schools.

Edition details

• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1786935392
• ISBN 13: 9781786935397
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 298