25
Aug
First Impressions Last
Categories: Education, Random, Teaching, Tutors International Comments 10
Among one of my weekly tasks is the review of the new crop of registrants on the Tutors International database. Some may think that this is an automated process, but as the person who has looked at all the registrations since we set up the database I can assure you that there’s nothing automatic about..read more.
13
Aug
The Elephant
Categories: Education, Ideas, Inspiration, Random, Teaching, Tutors International Comments 0
There was once a zookeeper who was responsible for looking an after elephant. The elephant’s cage was modest but plenty for an elephant. It had enough space to wander around, somewhere to scratch and to lie down. It had everything the elephant needed to lead a healthy life. It should have been happy in its..read more.
30
Jul
Acacia Avenue
Categories: Education, Ideas, Inspiration, Teaching, Tutors International Comments 0
One would have thought that after a dozen years running Tutors International that the reaction of candidates to news that their applications were unsuccessful, and the scale of their outbursts when I explain why, would no longer surprise me…that I should have seen it all by now. Sadly perhaps, reflecting the level of entitlement among..read more.