Comments for Claire Lotriet's Blog http://clairelotriet.com Reflections on primary teaching Sun, 20 May 2012 21:00:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Something about year 6? by JP http://clairelotriet.com/?p=302#comment-221 JP Sun, 20 May 2012 21:00:26 +0000 http://clairelotriet.com/?p=302#comment-221 Taught yr 6 in a small village school for 7 years. Have had a gutful of people saying that children don't test well in lower years and then am expected to perform wonders. Have also developed levelling powers-can look at a piece and know what it is- give instant and relevant feedback. Just jaded at moment....will be fine post half term. No one in school wants year 6! I do love my job, honest. It can be a bit draining though. Taught yr 6 in a small village school for 7 years. Have had a gutful of people saying that children don’t test well in lower years and then am expected to perform wonders. Have also developed levelling powers-can look at a piece and know what it is- give instant and relevant feedback. Just jaded at moment….will be fine post half term. No one in school wants year 6!

I do love my job, honest. It can be a bit draining though.

]]> Comment on S-t-r-e-t-c-h! by Something about year 6? | Claire Lotriet's Blog http://clairelotriet.com/?p=112#comment-220 Something about year 6? | Claire Lotriet's Blog Sun, 20 May 2012 20:39:51 +0000 http://tweecher.wordpress.com/?p=112#comment-220 [...] but has my class timetable been full of reading, writing and maths? I would honestly say no. Every science lesson is still hands on with focussed recording, we still have cross-curricular topics with children creating their own Pop [...] [...] but has my class timetable been full of reading, writing and maths? I would honestly say no. Every science lesson is still hands on with focussed recording, we still have cross-curricular topics with children creating their own Pop [...]

]]> Comment on Something about year 6? by Jo Badge http://clairelotriet.com/?p=302#comment-219 Jo Badge Sun, 20 May 2012 20:37:51 +0000 http://clairelotriet.com/?p=302#comment-219 Great post Claire. I haven't much to add as I'm just starting to teach year 6 as a PGCE student, which I think is a very different experience from the one you describe (certainly as they are all 'post-SATs'). Perhaps the key to your experience has been that focus on the end point? Perhaps it is so strongly fixed in your mind, that it impacts on everything you do? If that is the case, then perhaps every teacher needs ambitious target setting and a stint year 6? I know I will value my time with the year 6 children this term, I think they will show me what I'm aiming for and put my teaching into context. Great post Claire. I haven’t much to add as I’m just starting to teach year 6 as a PGCE student, which I think is a very different experience from the one you describe (certainly as they are all ‘post-SATs’). Perhaps the key to your experience has been that focus on the end point? Perhaps it is so strongly fixed in your mind, that it impacts on everything you do? If that is the case, then perhaps every teacher needs ambitious target setting and a stint year 6? I know I will value my time with the year 6 children this term, I think they will show me what I’m aiming for and put my teaching into context.

]]> Comment on Something about year 6? by Stephen http://clairelotriet.com/?p=302#comment-218 Stephen Sun, 20 May 2012 20:34:27 +0000 http://clairelotriet.com/?p=302#comment-218 Wow, Claire, what a thoughtful blog.. Just doing my 9,307th year 6 class (note to self, check that is accurate) and I have had very similar feelings as you describe. I think the issue you have made clear for me is simply that Year 6 is so much about progress. In fact, solely so. This requires the teacher to compress and distill the process of teaching and intervention. There is an extenuating circumstance in SATs, but also in transition and also in the way that pupils now have so much learning experience. Perhaps teaching Year 6 is the espresso to other years' latte? Wow, Claire, what a thoughtful blog.. Just doing my 9,307th year 6 class (note to self, check that is accurate) and I have had very similar feelings as you describe. I think the issue you have made clear for me is simply that Year 6 is so much about progress. In fact, solely so. This requires the teacher to compress and distill the process of teaching and intervention. There is an extenuating circumstance in SATs, but also in transition and also in the way that pupils now have so much learning experience. Perhaps teaching Year 6 is the espresso to other years’ latte?

]]> Comment on Something about year 6? by Rob , (redgierob) http://clairelotriet.com/?p=302#comment-217 Rob , (redgierob) Sun, 20 May 2012 20:31:05 +0000 http://clairelotriet.com/?p=302#comment-217 Claire I think that is spot on. Y6 teachers assess more regularly and they have to do something about it. They have to make sure the children are going to get to level 4. The buck stops with them! They need to move the pupils on no matter how much time needs to be put into that. I am of the opinion that this level of teacher assessment and intervention needs to be carried on throughout KS2. Claire I think that is spot on.

Y6 teachers assess more regularly and they have to do something about it. They have to make sure the children are going to get to level 4. The buck stops with them!
They need to move the pupils on no matter how much time needs to be put into that.

I am of the opinion that this level of teacher assessment and intervention needs to be carried on throughout KS2.

]]> Comment on To protect or not to protect? by Dissertations Help http://clairelotriet.com/?p=274#comment-211 Dissertations Help Wed, 09 May 2012 06:07:00 +0000 http://clairelotriet.com/?p=274#comment-211 That's look great that people would love to share their educational matters and experience on internet, this would be good for readers who must face again this issues in their projects. That’s look great that people would love to share their educational matters and experience on internet, this would be good for readers who must face again this issues in their projects.

]]> Comment on To protect or not to protect? by Katharine McMeekan http://clairelotriet.com/?p=274#comment-169 Katharine McMeekan Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:23:35 +0000 http://clairelotriet.com/?p=274#comment-169 A thought provoking and interesting post Claire! I don't protect my tweets, but I do think really carefully about what I tweet. My headteacher follows me, and I know parents of children in my class could possibly see what I tweet, so I have these audiences in mind particularly when tweeting. The way I think of it is, if I wouldn't say it to them, I won't tweet it. Sometimes this stifles what I want to share, but if I have something to say to an individual that I don't want the 'world' to hear, I use the Direct Message option, and I know a few people who have done that to me too. Thank you for getting me thinking more about this! A thought provoking and interesting post Claire! I don’t protect my tweets, but I do think really carefully about what I tweet. My headteacher follows me, and I know parents of children in my class could possibly see what I tweet, so I have these audiences in mind particularly when tweeting. The way I think of it is, if I wouldn’t say it to them, I won’t tweet it. Sometimes this stifles what I want to share, but if I have something to say to an individual that I don’t want the ‘world’ to hear, I use the Direct Message option, and I know a few people who have done that to me too.
Thank you for getting me thinking more about this!

]]> Comment on GTAUK: what a difference a week makes… by David http://clairelotriet.com/?p=284#comment-161 David Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:01:35 +0000 http://clairelotriet.com/?p=284#comment-161 Sounds like you had agreat time and were inspired by what you saw and heard. I think that is is great what Google is doing and has many features to commend it. Always worry about putting all eggs in one basket though. Having said that, it would be better for schools to look at this and take the brave steps toward real learning instead of the way in which most 'learning' is done to children at the moment. Great to hear you are inpsired to tackle learning ideas 'outside the box'. More teachers should explore learning in the way you are and perhaps we would move towards a better school system with children doing really good 'deep learning' and thinking for themselves. More power to you Claire. Might want to check out Tony Parkin's piece from this year's Naace Conference about the 'server-free' school. http://www.agent4change.net/policy/ict-provision/1513 Sounds like you had agreat time and were inspired by what you saw and heard. I think that is is great what Google is doing and has many features to commend it. Always worry about putting all eggs in one basket though. Having said that, it would be better for schools to look at this and take the brave steps toward real learning instead of the way in which most ‘learning’ is done to children at the moment. Great to hear you are inpsired to tackle learning ideas ‘outside the box’. More teachers should explore learning in the way you are and perhaps we would move towards a better school system with children doing really good ‘deep learning’ and thinking for themselves. More power to you Claire. Might want to check out Tony Parkin’s piece from this year’s Naace Conference about the ‘server-free’ school. http://www.agent4change.net/policy/ict-provision/1513

]]> Comment on GTAUK: what a difference a week makes… by Helen http://clairelotriet.com/?p=284#comment-160 Helen Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:05:40 +0000 http://clairelotriet.com/?p=284#comment-160 Very interesting stuff! I think I need to get onto Chrome. Very interesting stuff! I think I need to get onto Chrome.

]]> Comment on GTAUK: what a difference a week makes… by Claire Lotriet http://clairelotriet.com/?p=284#comment-159 Claire Lotriet Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:17:29 +0000 http://clairelotriet.com/?p=284#comment-159 Good question! It's on one of the stickies on the last Lino it board - day 2: unconference sessions. :) Good question! It’s on one of the stickies on the last Lino it board – day 2: unconference sessions. :)

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