Rob Wyness
@oldmanteacher1.bsky.social
Old man trying to be as best a teacher I can be. Hailing from sunny Leicestershire, I'm interested in most things educational. Thinking about what a Democratic education system could look like.
#UKEd. #UKTeaching #PrimaryTeaching
#UKEd. #UKTeaching #PrimaryTeaching
I keep dipping in and out of this book, especially when work, social media or the world gets a bit too much. Helps me focus and centre myself on what is actually in my control.
August 15, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I keep dipping in and out of this book, especially when work, social media or the world gets a bit too much. Helps me focus and centre myself on what is actually in my control.
I'm already experiencing issues with this. Too many questions unanswered, too many assumptions, and definitely not enough 'why'.
January 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I'm already experiencing issues with this. Too many questions unanswered, too many assumptions, and definitely not enough 'why'.
Done. No one will read it, but I tried.
November 17, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Done. No one will read it, but I tried.
Wish I had started this earlier. Wonderful read, really getting me thinking as a mainstream teacher.
October 24, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Wish I had started this earlier. Wonderful read, really getting me thinking as a mainstream teacher.
Getting my curriculum geek back on.
October 1, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Getting my curriculum geek back on.
Continuing my homework reading for @researchedprimary.bsky.social and it's hard to accept that Year10 and 11 have to work for longer in a school day than an adult in a regular job.
September 29, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Continuing my homework reading for @researchedprimary.bsky.social and it's hard to accept that Year10 and 11 have to work for longer in a school day than an adult in a regular job.
Interesting thought.
September 8, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Interesting thought.
This! Schools are all about efficiency and effectiveness, but is that how children and humans learn best in an all-round sense?
September 8, 2024 at 7:40 PM
This! Schools are all about efficiency and effectiveness, but is that how children and humans learn best in an all-round sense?
Love this last highlighted section!
September 7, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Love this last highlighted section!
Add to 'winds of time.' 'and politics', and Dewey has a sharp insight into one of the issues with modern state education.
September 7, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Add to 'winds of time.' 'and politics', and Dewey has a sharp insight into one of the issues with modern state education.
Is this why our education system is not democratic?
September 7, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Is this why our education system is not democratic?
Dies the highlighted section feel familiar? How much more will schools have taken on as the crutch of society?
August 20, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Dies the highlighted section feel familiar? How much more will schools have taken on as the crutch of society?
