Saturday, August 3, 2024

When one teaches, two learn (Robert Heinlein)



I'm in a deep learning phase at my latest school - Hastings' Boys' High School, where I've joined the English department.

Learning about the traditions (i.e. assembly, what happens at break times etc), the staff (who does what, where the mana lies), the culture (how things are done day to day), the boys (how they learn, how I need to adapt to their needs), emergency procedures (we had an emergency evacuation and a lock down in my first week), the geography (bit by bit I'm venturing forth) and the key relationships I need to be effective.

So, I'm in look/Listen and learn mode - soaking it all up, and, by the way, having a ball.

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