I retired from teaching in 2010 and saw the writing on the wall. I was very much chalk and talk and always got excellent results. Prior to retirement there was much pressure to allow the pupils to “discover” for themselves. This usually took most of the lesson with little tangible evidence for what took place or what had been learnt! OFSTED would love these lessons but most of my pupils would want to go back to normal, sensible teaching methods when the inspectors had gone. I feel your angst about your daughter and how we have dumbed down education not just for her but for all children.
I retired from teaching in 2010 and saw the writing on the wall. I was very much chalk and talk and always got excellent results. Prior to retirement there was much pressure to allow the pupils to “discover” for themselves. This usually took most of the lesson with little tangible evidence for what took place or what had been learnt! OFSTED would love these lessons but most of my pupils would want to go back to normal, sensible teaching methods when the inspectors had gone. I feel your angst about your daughter and how we have dumbed down education not just for her but for all children.