I was at a youth group tonight and a bright, funny and kind 8 year old and I were talking. She said to me ( not knowing I was a teacher) ‘I’m useless at English.’ I questioned why she had said that and her response was ‘I’ve always got green pen all over my page.’
I could have cried for her. How has it come to an 8 year deciding they are useless because their work, ideas and composition is reduced to so green next steps? What happened to praising children for how far they’ve come?
I’ve just given up teaching for the very reason that it’s become so much about data chasing and constantly making children and teachers feel like nothing is ever good enough. No wonder we have a youth mental health crisis on our hands.
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When is the obsession with making children feel rubbish through afl marking ever going to stop?
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Scooby23 · 15/10/2018 20:48
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