Teachers' most unpopular opinions about schools, homework, AI planning and teacher workload, and one listener who says teaching isn't that hard.
Hayden and Dylan react to your hottest takes about life in education.
This week on Teach Sleep Repeat, we go through listener submissions to find the genuinely unpopular opinions held by school staff. Are shared resources and AI lesson tools de-skilling new teachers? Should primary schools set no homework, and does reading at home count? Is teaching really easier than nursing, policing or firefighting, or is that comparison missing the point entirely?
We also discuss workload differences between subjects and the SATs pressure on Year 6. A former head of computing calls for less technology in classrooms, and we explain why tech-free Fridays and problem-solving Fridays miss what actually makes a good lesson. Finally, we talk about gifted and talented pupils and whether senior leaders should rotate back into the classroom.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:26 Opinions That Aren't Unpopular
2:41 Are Shared Resources De-skilling Teachers?
12:28 No Homework at Primary?
19:16 Is Teaching Really That Hard?
28:12 Workload Varies Between Subjects
31:09 Less Tech in Classrooms
39:09 Tech-Free Fridays
42:14 Is High Intelligence SEND?
43:02 Should SLT Rotate Into Classrooms?
49:17 Wrap Up
This was only about 20% of your submissions, so let us know in the comments if you want a part two!
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