It was a badge of honour to 'write around the board' during a lesson so what also happened is the learners saw their teachers constantly *writing* which I think matters too. Then you would have to start over again because someone rubbed out your words. It was a very active way of teaching.

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I was just contemplating how I used to teach secondary English Literature using a roller chalkboard when I started out and basically we would be live modelling most of the time because you had to. Interesting to consider how PPT has made teaching less interactive and more 'delivery' based. #EduSky

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Why has the British national media not bothered to report this? They've repeated the claim that Jason Ardey running 30 marathons in 35 days was unlikely and not even checked it to stem the cynicism. www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/8350040...

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I definitely don't think the DfE should be on Twitter anymore. I know a lot of people on here don't look at it anymore but I watch from afar and it really has become a place of radicalisation, full of fake accounts formenting hate through lies. If it was a child we'd have to refer it to prevent.

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Communities can set the standards for their own kids though - e.g Greystones in Wicklow - much better than government trying to impose top down blanket bans that simply won't work, which, at the end of the day, you haven't addressed! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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