THE KIWI TEACHER

Imagine if learners were given the freedom to explore, interact with and even modify their learning.

It was not with surprise but rather with disgust that I read the news of what happened at the Capitol this past week. I wrote that “it...

We need to liberate our pedagogy. When we do, we will see more creative, reinvigorated, and equitable practice.

We have ability to remove obstructions and create the conditions for work, that’s where our agency lies.

Now more than ever, we need creative responses to constraints.

What we need are critical consumers and impassioned creators.

We espouse that we don’t want students learning in a framework defined by individualism and competition, so let’s stop teaching in one.

We need to find a way to reclaim TeacherSpeak and reframe jargon through both critique and the discovery of meaning.

My challenge to fellow teachers is to be who you are, to share your passions and to bring your kete ready to share.