Is it time to bring back the spark to your teaching practice?

By Gordon Cairns
Community contribution / February 1, 2023

Members of the police force can often be found, quite legitimately, complaining about how inaccurately their profession is portrayed in the countless movies about crime and its apprehension.

Now, as more and more films are being made about teaching, we too can be heard grumbling as we watch glamorous ...

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Is it time to bring back the spark to your teaching practice?

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