Via LinkedIn I was directed to a blog post by Kitty Taylor, reflecting on her first month as an ECT. This is really great writing on how we find our own path in the classroom, especially early in our career when we are less sure of the way.
There are some excellent phrases here.
We are trained to notice what others overlook, to interrogate narratives, to read spaces as living, breathing texts. I often felt adrift in a sea of opinions, routines, and education-specific language, like a poltergeist pacing invisible corridors, unable to capture the passion and vigour I saw in experienced teachers.
Kitty has been influenced by her time at the University of Exeter where she has come across two great friends of mine, who I have worked with on various things over the years.
Ian Cook et al and his use of Lego was one inspiration, and Dan Raven Ellison also paid a visit to talk about his UK in 100 Seconds films and other work such as Slow Ways no doubt....
I hope Kitty keeps blogging as she progresses in her career. We need more people to share their observations on their practice in this way.
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