Sharing Knowlege

A question.

How many of us know what goes on in our own schools, in other classrooms?

I ask it because I've just been thinking about what someone asked me on friday. I've been rehearsing with students our entry to Rencontres Theatrales for about 3 months and wednesday sees the competition come to school. A colleague came into the hall and asked about all the noise!

Last inset there was a great session where 6 teachers shared examples of good practice in their classrooms...ok I was one of them. And by majority decision it was the most effective part of the day.

Why do we only leave these things to inset? I have a theory. We are British (Scottish, English or whatever) and we hate blowing our own trumpets. Whether we like to admit it or not we know which areas of our practice are good and which need a tweak or two.

We should be more ready to promote our own work AND SHARE IT. We shouldn't keep these things to ourselves. Education is about spreading knowledge, imparting wisdom. If we are be lifelong learners and to encourage lifelong learning we should start close to home.

Maybe that's why I like blogs. I can share my thoughts and work with others without forcing folk to listen. People can access it if they want to AND pass comment...hopefully constructive.

If ACfE is to live up to it's (lofty) expectations we should be given far more opportunity to SHARE and LEARN from our peers.