Episode #1
On teachers
Aug 21, 202632 minS0
Episode 1: On teachers <p>For our first episode, we’re starting with the people at the heart of education: teachers.</p> <p>We unpack the complexity of teachers’ work — the relentless decision-making, trade-offs and problem-solving that happen every day in classrooms — and ask why this complexity is so often underestimated by people outside schools.</p> <p>We also take on the idea that teachers are “resistant to change”. What if resistance is sometimes reasonable scepticism, professional judgement, or an important signal that leaders should pay attention to?</p> <p>Along the way, we talk about the surprisingly solitary nature of teaching, wh...
