Background In my first post on this topic I wrote about how a chance conversation with the host of a study visit led to a really nice teaching project with Kainuu Vocational College (KAO) in Finland. The main topic of this post is the way that the project moved from idea to something more concrete. This is post is an […]
Teaching in Finland – Part 1: How it started
Background This is the story of one of those wonderful projects, the sort that come about by chance but turn out out to really useful and great fun. It’s the sort of project that shows that no matter how much you plan there is still a lot to be said for keeping your eyes open […]
How I escaped a life of grind
Looking back Sitting here today with two successful careers behind me and another in progress it’s easy to forget that life wasn’t always so rosy. In this post I will be writing about the shock of moving from the nice comfortable world of education to the rather less forgiving world at work. School – the […]