Comments for The long road to Chartered Teacher

Comment on On Comments by fkelly

fkelly — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:20:03 +0000

Thanks David.

I’ll give tagging a go. I’ve been meaning to have another look at this twitter thing for a while now. Last time I checked, it was a google map of the world, with lots of messages coming up in Spanish and Japanese!!

Comment on On Comments by David Gilmour

David Gilmour — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:16:37 +0000

Some quick thoughts.. Leave comments on others, make sure you’re on Scotedublogs, announce new posts/invite feedback on Twitter… There are alos various guides to making sure that interested people pick up on what you’re saying.. using the words they’ll search for, making use of tagging, not just categories. This needs more attention, thanks for raising it.

Comment on What does blogging say about you…? by guineapigmum

guineapigmum — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:18:05 +0000

“…consistent with work on internet usage that also found an association with neurotic personality types, but only among women. The researchers surmised that nervous women may blog to “assuage loneliness or in an attempt to reach out and form social connections with others.”..”

So does this make me a neurotic, nervous woman then? Or perhaps when they get round to surveying the home working population they might find the same reasons for blogging with entirely different personality traits.

Perhaps I’m just sad…!

Comment on Next steps by fkelly

fkelly — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:14:33 +0000

Thanks Don.

I am reading your posts with interest, but as you predicted, I’m still slowly digesting their contents. Very fascinating ideas indeed. I’ll muster up a comment very soon!

Comment on Next steps by Don Ledingham

Don Ledingham — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:59:48 +0000

I’d be interested in your thoughts on my evolving posts on the secondary school curriculum. What is your gut reation to what I’m saying - or is is too early to say.

Comment on What does blogging say about you…? by fkelly

fkelly — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:00:43 +0000

Thanks Hilery,

Welcome to the world of blogging. Watch out, it can become addictive!!

Fearghal

Comment on Next steps by fkelly

fkelly — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:32:24 +0000

Thanks for the comments.

Don - half way through your letter I had a feeling of deja vu, then remembered I’d already read it on your blog! I feel that this clearly sets the tone for what’s to come in East Lothian.

Your questions are very challenging, and will obviously need to be considered in groups. I find this kind of thinking very difficult to manage on my own! I assume I will get an opportunity to do this formally through the new subject support groups?

As I’ve said before, I’m feeling the pressure of time. We could easily spend this term considering these questions. The second term is always dominated by getting courses finshed, prelims and reports. This then only leaves the third term to develop exciting new ways of offering learning experiences - and all of this on a limited budget.

I do feel that East Lothian is ahead of the game compared to other areas, however, I am still concerned. And I don’t think I’m alone.

Am I getting overly worried about this?

Comment on What does blogging say about you…? by Hilery Williams

Hilery Williams — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:22:08 +0000

Hi there
I started my own blog http://hileryjane.wordpress.com/) at the end of the summer (not much there yet but lots of ideas).

I am female and I like to think I am open to experience but not neurotic! (and my student years were almost 4 decades ago). I wonder if there is other research on this? Fascinating.

Good luck with the CT programme. It’s worth it.

Comment on Next steps by David Gilmour

David Gilmour — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:02:02 +0000

I’ve emailed a link to this post to Veronica Brunton, who started last week as East Lothian’s Curriculum for Excellence Development Officer.

Comment on Next steps by dave t

dave t — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:58:56 +0000

I thought it was very good Mr L. Pity you can’t get Fifi Hyslop to do something similar.

Up here there is terrible worry as we keep asking ‘what do you want us to do?’ of our Authority and getting zilch nada nothing in return. I’m on the school ACfE Working Group and we have to look at Stirling, East Lothian (yaay!) and Argyll for ideas and rich tasks etc. We have a rough idea of what we have to do but there are too many questions still and no funding for people to attend courses down South etc. Most frustrating 8-(