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Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog

A 'warts and all' view of my teaching career. Hopefully, some of my thoughts will inspire you. Or, they will prevent you from making some of the mistakes I have made in the past.

  • By Xris
  • Based in United Kingdom
  • Roughly one post per month
  • First post on

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Apr 2022 2
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Jun 2022 1
Jul 2022 1
Aug 2022 0
Sep 2022 3
Oct 2022 2
Nov 2022 1
Dec 2022 1
Jan 2023 1
Feb 2023 3
Mar 2023 2
Apr 2023 1
May 2023 2
Jun 2023 2
Jul 2023 2
Aug 2023 0
Sep 2023 2
Oct 2023 2
Nov 2023 1
Dec 2023 0
Jan 2024 2
Feb 2024 1
Mar 2024 1
Apr 2024 1
May 2024 1
Jun 2024 3
Jul 2024 1
Aug 2024 0
Sep 2024 2
Oct 2024 0
Nov 2024 1

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Most recent posts

Safe and dangerous creative writing
Teaching students to write with effect is quite a tricky thing. Over the years, I have seen writing reduced to tick lists. The problem is that no two good pieces are really alike. You could …
On , by Xris32, 1,005 words
Narrowing those feelings
Effect is such a funny thing to explore when reading texts. It is wrapped up in so many things. What has happened previously? What does the reader think will happen next? What is really going …
On , by Xris32, 746 words
Booklets for GCSE English and English Literature
Over the past few years, we have been working on how we can use booklets effectively. With Literature texts, there is so much you can do. That is the beauty and also the problem with …
On , by Xris32, 479 words