A teacher’s perspective is not often available, and when it is, it makes for interesting reading !
Over the last 25 years, I have taught at seven schools in seven countries – from Canada to India, Singapore to Germany. I’ve learnt a lot about what it takes to be a great teacher and run a great school – most of all from my students.
Here are five things my students taught me.
Textbooks are less than half the story
A classroom needs to be a team
Silence is the opposite of golden
Subjects don’t matter, skills do
Teachers teach even when they’re not teaching
Matthew Raggett is the headmaster of The Doon School and the author of How your Child can Win in Life: The Doon School’s Headmaster on Raising Kids who Love to Learn).
