Michael Salter
@mikesalter74
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Teacher. Education, classics and linguistics...and music, football, chess and politics occasionally. Also found at https://t.co/OZSplDIODs.
Australia
Joined August 2017
Very good read for teachers and, in fact, anyone involved with schools. I don't think we've gone as far down this particular bottomless pit in Australia as they have in the UK, but we're well on the way.
Neurodiversity is a common term in education- and society. But it lacks precision both in definition and usage. And that really matters in the real world. For a start 'neurodiverse' is not a clinically recognised or used term, eg in the DSM-5. It was coined by the sociologist
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CL: Jazz and funk when they were still in the dating phase...
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For any French teachers looking for a good end-of-year-treat film for just about any age, I can't recommend Alain Gagnol's animated film "Phantom Boy" highly enough. Fun, witty and moving - an absolute joy.
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I can do it with a single word. Moondance. 😁
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Final language puzzle for the year - for non-Spanish speakers only! Worked solution next week.
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Out of interest, I've been testing "expert" Grok on some of my most obscure references and/or double-entendres in X posts. Have to say, I'm very impressed, in a sort of half-scared way. Not much gets past it. 😨
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Great gig at the New Brit last night which Matt again kindly recorded for future generations to savour. 😁
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Wonderful to be made so welcome for our presentation at @QueenwoodSchool! It's the third year in a row that we have presented an incursion there and the school's hospitality is second to none.
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This is one of the most important things to know in education - especially for those setting policy.
After engaging with LinkedIn for the past few months, I can confidently say there is a lot of money wasted in education. The sheer number of outside organisations, initiatives, training courses etc. is immense. I would argue many of these achieve absolutely nothing.
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(Sounds sooo much like The Cure, no doubt because Robert Smith was often in the band, but I wonder which way the influence went...)
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CL: In the shadow of punk, but still musically adventurous (check out that drumming). #siouxsieandthebanshees
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In the midst of stiff competition, "educator" is probably the No.1 weasel word in education. Whenever you read that "educators say X", "educators think Y", "there is broad consensus among educators that Z", your bullshit alarm should be going off like an air-raid siren.
The term 'educators' is doing a lot of work here.
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CL: "Some people never say the words I love you / It's not their style to be so bold / Some people never say those words I love you / But like a child, they're longing to be told." One of #paulsimon's most heartfelt and beautiful songs.
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CL: Despite (or because of) its almost childlike simplicity, this #carlabley tune has, over time, become a jazz favourite. This is a nice bossa version by veteran guitarist #edcherry.
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Still one of the all-time great Oz comic creations. 😂
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Current Listening: A restrained but very tasty version of this classic #billevans waltz.
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Lingering over a good coffee after a couple of junior classes on a Monday morning is one of life’s unalloyed pleasures. 😀
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Gloria Estefan gives her opinion on cricket. Love it. 🤣
I’m talking with the great @gloriaestefan about her 50 years in music, buying The Beatles’ microphone and…cricket! Listen to #DeepHiddenMeaningRadio from Saturday November 8 on @applemusic. Link: https://t.co/vJFRnmqkN0
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CL: Another example of the late #jackdejohnette's matchless class, from his twilight days. Wonderful playing by #johnscofield as well.
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