Absolutely. This thread has reminded me of this, from Stephen Fry's 1980s 'Saturday Night Fry'.

My close friend Jim Stewart has died, aged 67, after a rapid progression of Parkinson's. We taught English, organised @NATEfeed conferences & wrote books together. He taught me much about teaching, Shakespeare, music & the hills, and even more about laughter. He's deeply missed.

Which of these is likely to result in better learning? 🤔 #book_scrutiny #feedback #editing #adaptive_teaching

With trepidation & to feed debate, I'm sharing this old video of me, as one imperfect example of one kind of dialogic teaching. It was a mixed attainment, Y10 #English class (unfamiliar to me) seated in groups, studying Lord of the Flies. Comments welcome!
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On #lesson-design: visiting classrooms recently, I've been doing a lot of noticing of what (through a lesson) seems to keep pupils #llearning, as it were. This may all be rubbish, but in discussions I've found myself referring to these five 'ways'. Of course, they overlap and work in conjunction.