Reflections on my continuing journey as a teacher, with a special focus on mental health.
Latest episodes
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68. Body Language
I talk about: The long hiatus My PhD How a great teacher discovered their three principles (an epilogue to episode 45) The power of body language Plan for the podcast moving forwar…
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67. The Dangers of Neglecting the Why
I talk about: The irrepressible "Why?" Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Praising progress privately Website: https://mrbrownpod.com Credits:Art by OB Graphic Design (In…
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66. Teaching as a Way of Life
I talk about: The ideal source of motivation for a teacher The value of leaving speeches Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) An update Website: https://mrbrownpod.com Cred…
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28 min
65. Pareto & Exceptionalism
I talk about: The Pareto principle and workload Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Inclusion vs exceptionalism Website: https://mrbrownpod.com Credits: Art by OB Graphic…
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21 min
64. Rebellion!
I talk about: Crash Rebellion But the world needs more rebels Education for rebels Looking forward Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Website: https://mrbrownpod.com Cred…
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63. Planning = Caring
I talk about: The burden of moral labour Streamlining workload vs cutting corners Planning as caring Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Class size inequality Website: htt…
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62. "Pretend you know"
I talk about: Preamble "Pretend that you know the answer"Learning as a change in long-term memory? Self-doubt Self-concept Learning revisited Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbro…
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61. Workload vs Wellbeing
I talk about: Workload vs wellbeing... ... a false dichotomy? Challenging work Worthwhile work Intrinsic vs instrumental value Summary Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod)…
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60. Streamlining Workload
I talk about streamlining workload: Introduction The workload problem Marking Lesson planning Time management Caveats All the other stuff Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpo…
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32 min
59. Mission Creep and Oppression
I talk about: "Mission creep" and teacher workload Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Education for oppression Social media: https://mrbrownpod.com/social-media/ Email: m…
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21 min
58. Workload Management and Vengeance
I talk about: The urgent-important matrix Problem 1: What is important? Problem 2: Analysis paralysis Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Revenge on students Social media:…
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57. Standards and Scariness
I talk about: High standards vs. ability to enforce standards When to "bend" standards? Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Being scary Social media: https://mrbrownpod.co…
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56. Excuses, Belonging, and Purpose
I talk about: Behaviour management in terms of preempting excuses Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Create a sense of belonging The "purpose" of education Social media:…
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55. Rationales and Emotes
I talk about: Sharing pedeagogical rationales Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Feeling inexplicably nervous My "emotes" Social media: https://mrbrownpod.com/social-medi…
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25 min
54. No Student Left Behind?
I talk about: The hiatus Collective sanctioning Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) When to help a trainee with behaviour management Leaving students behind Social media:…
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23 min
53. Go Lightly
I talk about: The connection between workload and standards, via breaktimes and detentions The point of detentions Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) A hard day, emotiona…
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52. "How's your day going?"
I talk about: How to change a community by asking one simple question | Emmanuel Botwe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVFLMumg3xw&ab_channel=TEDxTalks) Speaking of Psychology: Ho…
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18 min
51. Emotions!
I talk about: Reason vs emotion How dare you ignore me?! Shouting Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Social media: https://mrbrownpod.com/social-media/ Email: mrbrownpod…
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50. Plot Twists and Perfectionism
I talk about: The Von Restorff effect (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07lg0mj) Perfectionism Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mrbrownpod) Social media: https://mrbrownpod.com/so…
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49. Rewards and Justice
This episode is a recording of a talk I delivered at the Society for Educational Studies Annual Conference: Introduction Title Defining "dilemma" Motivation and virtue The neo-Aris…