How much difference can a GREAT teacher make?

How much difference can a GREAT teacher make?

Whether you left school 5,10 or even 40 years ago (like me), how much difference can a GREAT teacher make?  Do you remember particular teachers?  Some for all the right reasons, some for the wrong reasons.  I know I do! On National Teachers Day 2021, I’ve been...
Poetry and Rap – are they cousins?

Poetry and Rap – are they cousins?

As an English tutor, exploring poetry with my students can be a little like wading through treacle!  Poetry and Rap – are they cousins though? Most (not all) young people dislike poetry, finding it dry and difficult to understand and fail to see the reason or...