Romy and Justin Get Schooled

Alex Symonds on: student activism and why teacher training is fraught!

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Alex Symonds is a HSIE teacher and makes his own videos. Find them here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaYDIhH3WRbLeuXUZwqL7sw

In this episode!

  • Teachers behaving badly
  • The unavoidable limitations of teacher education (this is really good!).
  • The teacher mentality and resilience.
  • “Don’t smile until easter” debunked
  • Flipped classrooms and online learning.
  • How to compete for the students attention with THE ENTIRE WORLD IN THEIR POCKET?
  • Social activism among students. Are they exposed to too much?
  • Students stalking teachers online
  • “My favourite no” and other ways to encourage failure!

    • ALSO!

    • Justin's outdated references include Billabong icecreams, Spectre and Stickybear Basket Bounce.
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