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Education Matters Group – Tip of the Week 2019/20 – Holistic Teaching Matters
Successful teachers teach holistically Learning does not happen in a vacuum. Depression, anxiety, and mental stress have a severe impact on the educational process. It’s crucial that educators (and the educational model) take the whole person into account. You can have the funniest and most innovative lesson on algebra, but if your student has just…
Read MoreQuote of the Week 2019/20 – The Pursuit of Knowledge
Those “aha” moments for students are golden. Seeing them finally get something after pursuing either some method or some content is one of the most satisfying parts of the job. What we want to be able to do is to continually stretch each students learning without allowing them to break. Yes – it will be…
Read MoreEducation Matters Group – Tip of the Week 2019/20 – Open Parent Communication Matters!
Successful teachers are not threatened by parent advocacy Unfortunately, parents and teachers are sometimes threatened by one another. A teacher who is insecure will see parent advocacy as a threat. While there are plenty of over-involved helicopter parents waiting to point out a teacher’s mistakes, most parents just want what’s best for their child.…
Read MoreQuote of the Week 2019/20 – One Final Thought
The power of questioning and seeing possibilities is where students will break through to discover their love of learning. Like everyone, students are generally not okay with being uncomfortable or being stretched. It feels uneasy. People like feeling safe- however there is a huge difference between safe and comfortable. Most tend to confuse the two.…
Read MoreEducation Matters Group – Tip of the Week 2019/20 – Okay with the Unknown Matters!
Successful teachers are comfortable with the unknown It’s difficult to teach in an environment where you don’t know the future of your classroom budget, the involvement of your student’s parents, or the outcome of all your hard work. On a more philosophical level, educators who teach the higher grades are tasked with teaching students principles that…
Read MoreQuote of the Week 2019/20 – If in doubt, keep moving forward…
The role of a teacher is partly to harness the dreams of a student and give them the confidence and skills needed to walk into that with boldness. A student with an inspiring teacher will have life breathed into them. Their dreams will seem possible and achievable because of how others have fed into them…
Read MoreHappy Easter from the EMG team our schools and candidates!
From all of us at EMG, Easter has come along quite quickly in the last few weeks, in amongst lots of uncertain times. We would like to thank our candidates and clients for the valuable work they do. Education really has come to the forefront of people’s minds in the last few weeks globally.…
Read MoreEducation Matters Group – Tip of the Week 2019/20 – Support Matters!
Successful teachers give their students emotional support There are days when your students will need your emotional support more than a piece of information. Connecting to your students on an emotional level makes it more likely that they will listen to your counsel and take your advice to heart. Students need mentors as much…
Read MoreQuote of the Week 2019/20 –There are smart people everywhere…
We are all salesmen and we all are in the business of selling. The thing with teaching is we have the ability to sell the now and to sell the future. There is no better feeling than seeing a child achieve something for the first time. Seeing them light up and then praising them for…
Read MoreEducation Matters Group – Tip of the Week 2019/20 – Innovation Matters
Successful teachers take time to explore new tools With the advance of technology, there are fresh new resources and tools that can add great functionality to your classroom and curriculum. There is no doubt that the students you are teaching (far younger than you) probably already use technologies you haven’t tapped into yet. Don’t…
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