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Two teachers, one question. In At Break is a podcast about all things education. Each week one host asks the other a question, sometimes it will be serious, sometimes silly, no matter what you will get an honest take on things. We flip a coin to decide who asks the questions. We end each episode with an anecdote "from the classroom". Mr T teaches at primary school and Mr B teaches at a Further Education College, two different worlds, but the same goal - education.
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Ho ho ho, we are talking about COVID again. Today we talk about the best bits, the worst bits and Mr T tells the story of the nativity play that went wrong!
We had the joy of hosting Yogi J, a yoga teacher who teaches adults and children. We talked about everything from the benefits of yoga, the difficulties of teaching yoga to children and whether Boris Johnson would be any good at yoga. Thank you so much for checking out the episode!
Mr T wins the flip and asks the question: Are these education myths fact or fiction? Mr T asks should children hit back when they get hit and does bullying make billionaires?
Mr T wins the flip and asks the question: What are your strongest teaching principles? Mr B spits absolute fire, Mr T potentially gets himself fired and many hills are built for us to die on.
Mr B wins the flip and asks the question: Do teachers have favourites? We talk about how we deal with certain pupils, if disliking pupils ever happens and a new recipe is created by Mr B's pupils. The TED talk that Mr T referenced can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFnMTHhKdkw&ab_channel=TED
We had the joy of hosting Mr D, a biology teacher who teaches in secondary education. We talked about everything from the infamous condom on a banana lesson, dislocated jaws from oral sex and how Mr D approaches sex education with his classes. Please send in any questions you would like us to answer to inatbreak@gmail.com
Mr B wins the flip and asks the question: How have you adapted your teaching? We talked about Mr Brian, Mr Broccoli and trying to figure out what cornflakes were made out of.
Mr T wins the flip and asks a question from a fan: Would you be able to fail a student? We talked about what causes someone to fail, detentions in school and ridiculous medical claims on student forms. Thanks for coming back for Season 3!
Another academic year down and so, another season down! Thank you so much for checking out the podcast, if you want to skip to the highlights, they are at around the 17 minute mark. Enjoy your summer and we will see you in September.
The fans win the flip and asks: Should private schools do more to help state schools? We discuss Mr T's ethics, motivation for helping and whether public opinion matters. Mr T ends the podcast with a heartwarming tale about The Bog Baby. If you would like to send in a question, you can at inatbreak@gmail.com.
Thank you so much for your support, this is episode 40 which 39 more than we ever set out to make! In this episode, we discuss a variety of questions sent in by the listeners and Mr T reveals an unexpected job from one of the parents in his class. If you want to contact us, please do at inatbreak@gmail.com
Mr T wins the flip and asks: Is vocation as important as education? We discuss sassy teenagers, the impact of mother nature and Mr T talks about his science lesson going horribly wrong. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inatbreak@gmail.com.
Mr B wins the flip and asks: How should teachers be assessed? We discuss ways to assess teachers, terrible teachers at school and a thief is found in Mr B's office. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inatbreak@gmail.com.
Mr T wins the flip and asks: Should we group children by ability? We discuss academic pressure, bad teachers and meddling parents. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inatbreak@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @inatbreak.
Mr T wins the flip and asks: Has lockdown made everybody overly sensitive? We discuss students standing in sinks, manscaping accidents and mental health issues stemming from lockdown. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inatbreak@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @inatbreak.
Mr T wins the flip and asks: Has teaching improved over the last 50 years?? We discuss making parents cry, lazy students and why copying from a blackboard is basically just Wikipedia. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inatbreak@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @inatbreak.
Mr B wins the flip and asks: What have parents and pupils said about you? We discuss pervy parents, senior leadership horror stories and why marking is mostly useless. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inatbreak@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @inatbreak.
We were joined by Eric Huff of Academic Quotient. You find out more about his company here: https://aqademic.org/. You can use the promo code: IAB50 to get a discount on your order!Mr H joins us to discuss competition, the problem with growth mindset and listens to a story about an overly competitive parent. If you are a teacher and would like to join us on the podcast, please send us an email at: inatbreak@gmail.com!
Mr B wins the flip and asks: How have you been approaching virtual learning? We discuss Irish slang, great tools we use and stories students on virtual learning. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inatbreak@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @inatbreak.
Mr T wins the flip and asks: What advice would you give to trainee teachers? We discuss who to avoid, what habits to pick up and not believing the hype. If you want to send in a question, you can contact us at inatbreak@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @inatbreak.
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