This is such a brilliant offer, Anna. I hope it goes wonderfully for those who take it up. To have you as a mentor would be brilliant to any aspiring writer to learn from!
Teachers ALWAYS trot out that thing about coasting - 'could try harder' etc. Give the kids a break, I say. There are so many 'targets' for 21st century kids from the ultra capitalist West to hit, so many 'learning outcomes' for them to absorb. As soon as they emerge from the womb the poor fuckers are measured in terms of 'milestones' they gotta reach, and on top of all the cultural noise filling their ears, they must be feeling extremely overwhelmed. Play is the most important element of a creative life, I think. Play is where the gold is. I'm all for getting off the kids' backs and just letting them PLAY xx
Absolutely. The one thing I took away from going from department to department at parents evening is that the entire system is broken and is not serving the people it provides a service to. It almost (ALMOST) made me want to become a teacher but alas I am not into making my life one thousand times harder than it actually is (I do take my hat off to teachers… but not the mean ones) x
This is such a brilliant offer, Anna. I hope it goes wonderfully for those who take it up. To have you as a mentor would be brilliant to any aspiring writer to learn from!
Oh thank you, Sha 🙏🏼
This really spoke to me !!!
I think it’s a reminder we all need to hear from time to time!
Teachers ALWAYS trot out that thing about coasting - 'could try harder' etc. Give the kids a break, I say. There are so many 'targets' for 21st century kids from the ultra capitalist West to hit, so many 'learning outcomes' for them to absorb. As soon as they emerge from the womb the poor fuckers are measured in terms of 'milestones' they gotta reach, and on top of all the cultural noise filling their ears, they must be feeling extremely overwhelmed. Play is the most important element of a creative life, I think. Play is where the gold is. I'm all for getting off the kids' backs and just letting them PLAY xx
Absolutely. The one thing I took away from going from department to department at parents evening is that the entire system is broken and is not serving the people it provides a service to. It almost (ALMOST) made me want to become a teacher but alas I am not into making my life one thousand times harder than it actually is (I do take my hat off to teachers… but not the mean ones) x
Beautiful pieces and this one is for me. Thank you!