Here is an unlikely collection of texts and impressions which have filtered through me. I have sifted these from a range of experiences, questions and observations to keep only the ferry best.
Things get much more interesting in the subjective classroom. There are moments of teacher-centeredness, but the approach is also collaborative and open to student contributions. How can this work ?
I was drawn to orality even as a kid loving accents, imitations wordplay and narrative. As an adult and a full-time teacher I have continued exploring these same themes. Here are some sights and sounds picked up along the way.
Music has been a key to my personal growth since I was a teenager. In the mix presented here you’ll find rock, pop, soul, chanson française and tango – both live and on record.
Things get much more interesting in the subjective classroom. There are moments of teacher-centeredness, but the approach is also collaborative and open to student contributions. How can this work ?
I was drawn to orality even as a kid loving accents, imitations wordplay and narrative. As an adult and a full-time teacher I have continued exploring these same themes. Here are some sights and sounds picked up along the way.
Music has been a key to my personal growth since I was a teenager. In the mix presented here you’ll find rock, pop, soul, chanson française and tango – both live and on record.
Is Shakespeare better in translation?
English is my mother tongue but I have lived most…
Songsmith David Bowie Back In Berlin
At first hearing on the radio, “Where are we now?”…
From grammar to graphic design
Creators’ paths are rarely simple. Here is the testimony from…
Songsmith Chrissie Hynde and the Ladies’ Tea Party
The song “Brass in Pocket”, which came out in November…
Reading Jane Eyre at 13
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is required reading for Mrs…
Shakespeare in French? You must be joking!
Believing you won’t understand something can be an obstacle to…
Songsmith Mary Gauthier storytelling under the Southern Cross
I don’t normally do Christmas songs, having sung one too…
Songsmith Steve Marriott exploring tenderness with Humble Pie
I only had one Humble Pie record in my collection.…
Benjamin Zephaniah, outspoken word artist
Benjamin Zepahaniah, British Carribean dub poet, actor, recipient of no…
Dublin Lad Learns Morse
Ken Kenny, our Dad, was many things in his lifetime,…