Chatter and Discourse with Tom Sherrington & Emma Turner, Ep. 42

For this episode, Tom Sherrington and Emma Turner switch up the format of the podcast. Using a volley approach, they go back and forth, asking questions and providing insight on issues in education today.

Tom and Emma are both extremely involved in the teacher community, primarily through their daily work as educators, attendance at conferences, and EDU Twitter. In this episode they take a moment to call upon the struggles of that community discuss a few intriguing challenges across primary and secondary education. 

On the primary side, the list includes of topics include: proscribed language modules, student engagement, parents helping their students with homework and school projects, curriculum vs topic based learning, and on the secondary side, the topics include: short and long lunch periods, group/collaborative learning, and GCSEs. Tom and Emma also discuss general issues around education including the publishing and curriculum industries. 

Overall the conversation shows the variety of problems and solutions educators are grappling with. As the summer recess begins, it is a perfect time to discuss your ideas with your fellow teachers, administrators, and scholars. Join the conversation and tell us your favorite teacher topic on Twitter with #MindTheGap, your question might end up on the next Q&A! 

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