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I think a significant thing that happens in a lot of people's 40s is going "actually I want to start doing what I want now and I'm not going to wait for some point in the future when I've "arrived" to start doing those things."

And so the question is:

Is self knowledge a vital ingredient of being a good teacher?

Do we have to understand our own motivations, fears and doubts in order to fully understand how to be more effective, especially in improving our emotional intelligence?

There's a question for a Saturday.

“I think about the examples, explanations, questions and homework I set based on what I know of how people learn and what the research says. But it is also based on experience, discussions with expert teachers, knowledge-seeking observations, my knowledge of my classes and the context of my school”.

I’m also reminded of Dylan Wiliam’s regular reminder that the differences within a school are typically greater than the differences between schools.