Ever get tired of hearing "Miss Miss" all day?
Using teacher's first names worked fantastically at a school this week. The students in year 6 were so eager to learn, they listened attentively, wrote wonderfully. The atmosphere in the school was amazingly positive, no shouting by the teacher or anyone else. The Deputy Head popped in a few times and was very present in the school. The other teachers were very accepting, the school just worked like a well-oiled machine.
Detailed feedback was given for each piece of work, no stamps or stickers. The students were eager to read the feedback and improve. Classes were extremely small, made up of only 17 or 18 children.
Now that I have experienced this, I know it exists and is possible.
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