Teachers should always practise what they preach, and we firmly believe that the holidays are a great opportunity to do just that! So we want everyone to make time for a break from whatever they do in the hard-working world of education. In true teacher style, we've provided you with a resource to assist!
It's a small but perfectly-formed episode following the 'blogs, tweets and stories' format that was so successful in the Easter break last year, and we'd like you to listen while doing something restorative - whether that's a walk, a bit of sofa time or a trip to the coffee shop, we don't mind!
On with the show, then: Tom has a piece from the Guardian which encourages us to use a Japanese technique to get real about how many things we should be doing at once. Emma has a tweet with something to try which gets the parents on board, and then we move on to the stories, givign Tom his customary opportunity to sail close to the wind. Grabbing the opportunity with both hands, Tom makes yet another attempt to get the podcast taken down permanently with a story about a rogue supply teacher. Please ensure any small, innocent children (or adults) are safely out of earshot! Emma, meanwhile, introduces a teacher-related tale from our friends at And Then What? The Podcast All About Stories which reminds us to laugh at ourselves.
You can find the original material here:
Overwhelmed with your to-do lists? Try this simple solution - Oliver Burkeman
What a lovely week - @MissKP10
Substitute teacher goes rogue - New York Post (apologies for crediting this as the Washington Post on the recording!)
And Then What? - The Podcast All About Stories
Have a wonderful half term break and we'll be back in a fortnight with a pair of episodes looking at literacy. See you then!
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This episode was recorded in studio B1.12 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed campus on 17th October 2019