About this podcast
Reflections on my continuing journey as a teacher, with a special focus on mental health.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 69 episodes
- 69. The Day My Laptop Died · 22 min · Episode 69I talk about behaviour management with my Year 10s: Background A house of cards Dead laptop Aftermath A hard slog A firmer foundation Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod)…
- 68. Body Language · 26 min · Episode 68I talk about: The long hiatus My PhD How a great teacher discovered their three principles (an epilogue to episode 45) The power of body language Plan for the podcast moving…
- 67. The Dangers of Neglecting the Why · 20 min · Episode 67I talk about: The irrepressible "Why?" Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Praising progress privately Website: https://mrbrownpod.com Credits: Art by OB Graphic Design…
- 66. Teaching as a Way of Life · 26 min · Episode 66I talk about: The ideal source of motivation for a teacher The value of leaving speeches Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) An update Website: https://mrbrownpod.com…
- 65. Pareto & Exceptionalism · 28 min · Episode 65I talk about: The Pareto principle and workload Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Inclusion vs exceptionalism Website: https://mrbrownpod.com Credits: Art by OB…
- 64. Rebellion! · 21 min · Episode 64I talk about: Crash Rebellion But the world needs more rebels Education for rebels Looking forward Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Website: https://mrbrownpod.com…
- 63. Planning = Caring · 17 min · Episode 63I talk about: The burden of moral labour Streamlining workload vs cutting corners Planning as caring Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Class size inequality Website…
- 62. "Pretend you know" · 13 min · Episode 62I talk about: Preamble "Pretend that you know the answer"Learning as a change in long-term memory? Self-doubt Self-concept Learning revisited Patreon…
- 61. Workload vs Wellbeing · 17 min · Episode 61I talk about: Workload vs wellbeing... ... a false dichotomy? Challenging work Worthwhile work Intrinsic vs instrumental value Summary Patreon…
- 60. Streamlining Workload · 36 min · Episode 60I talk about streamlining workload: Introduction The workload problem Marking Lesson planning Time management Caveats All the other stuff Patreon…
- 59. Mission Creep and Oppression · 32 min · Episode 59I talk about: "Mission creep" and teacher workload Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Education for oppression Social media: https://mrbrownpod.com/social-media/ Email…
- 58. Workload Management and Vengeance · 21 min · Episode 58I talk about: The urgent-important matrix Problem 1: What is important? Problem 2: Analysis paralysis Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Revenge on students Social…
- 57. Standards and Scariness · 21 min · Episode 57I talk about: High standards vs. ability to enforce standards When to "bend" standards? Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Being scary Social media…
- 56. Excuses, Belonging, and Purpose · 29 min · Episode 56I talk about: Behaviour management in terms of preempting excuses Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Create a sense of belonging The "purpose" of education Social…
- 55. Rationales and Emotes · 21 min · Episode 55I talk about: Sharing pedeagogical rationales Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Feeling inexplicably nervous My "emotes" Social media…
- 54. No Student Left Behind? · 25 min · Episode 54I talk about: The hiatus Collective sanctioning Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) When to help a trainee with behaviour management Leaving students behind Social…
- 53. Go Lightly · 23 min · Episode 53I talk about: The connection between workload and standards, via breaktimes and detentions The point of detentions Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) A hard day…
- 52. "How's your day going?" · 17 min · Episode 52I talk about: How to change a community by asking one simple question | Emmanuel Botwe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVFLMumg3xw&ab_channel=TEDxTalks) Speaking of Psychology…
- 51. Emotions! · 18 min · Episode 51I talk about: Reason vs emotion How dare you ignore me?! Shouting Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Social media: https://mrbrownpod.com/social-media/ Email…
- 50. Plot Twists and Perfectionism · 14 min · Episode 50I talk about: The Von Restorff effect (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07lg0mj) Perfectionism Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Social media…
