I am/was a primary school teacher. I loved teaching and was a bit of a geek, I guess. I specialised in early years and became increasingly passionate and soap boxy about it. The problem was I ended up quite blinkered, solely focused on the little ones rather than looking at education as a whole.
My muses.
Then I had two children of my own and have been lucky enough to be able to stay at home with them. They have given me a new perspective on education, forcing me to realise that there is life beyond the early years. As cute as they are now, they will grow up and move on from early years education settings. And it's this that inspired my slightly bonkers adventure into school/education reform.
Education and schooling is my hobby, obsession and passion. I hope that I can take this interest forward to something more concrete one day. My ultimate aim (read as dream) is to open a school. To this end, over the last three years I have read a lot, watched a fair few TED talks and talked to lots of people with differing thoughts and ideas. But as with everything, the more I read, watched and learnt, the more I realised I don't know.
On this blog I hope to chart the inspirational people who have and are continuing to mould and challenge my thinking. And when I'm brave enough, share my vision for the school I would like my children to go to, and where I would like to work. I will mainly get the chance to write and update it at strange times of night, so my posts may sometimes lack punctuation and any sense, especially as often I will be trying to recall events from the last 3 years.
But if you can bear with me, I would greatly appreciate thoughts, feedback and links to further reading by anyone who finds the time to read this, the well intentioned ramblings of a slightly overtired mum.
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