Do teachers actually remember pupils from years ago?
Former pupils always wonder whether the teacher who taught them for a year still knows who they are.
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Supply teachers can read a class’s reputation from the note left on the desk. “Lovely group” means something very specific.
@Confessions Of“Teachers can usually tell who’s been talking before they’ve even entered the classroom. Silence has a shape.
@Confessions Of“On a school trip, the headcount is never really about the number. It’s about whether the same two names are missing again.
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See all →Teachers can often tell when a pupil is about to ask to leave the classroom. It starts with a glance at the door about two minutes before the hand goes up.
Teachers can usually tell which pupil hasn’t done their homework before they’ve even checked the books. It’s the way the bag stays zipped.
Teachers discuss difficult pupils in the staffroom.
Everyone assumes the staffroom is where reputations are made. Is it?
Do teachers actually remember pupils from years ago?
Former pupils always wonder whether the teacher who taught them for a year still knows who they are.
Should parents be able to WhatsApp teachers outside school hours?
Convenient for parents, boundary-crossing for teachers. Where is the line?
Teachers can usually tell who’s been talking before they’ve even entered the classroom. Silence has a shape.
If you want a fast reply from a teacher, email before 8am. Anything sent after 3pm joins a queue of forty.
Most of us can predict a pupil’s grade to within one band by October. We spend the rest of the year hoping to be wrong in the right direction.