So leadership candidate Andrea Leadsom has been asked to apologise for making the following comment:
Genuinely I feel that being a mum means you have a real stake in the future of our country, a tangible stake.
Well, I am absolutely unapologetic when I say that being a parent has made a very profound impact on the quality of my own teaching.
It makes a big difference when you have your own children to measure decisions against. When I’m faced with a conundrum, I frequently ask myself:
What would I want the teachers of my children to do in such a situation?
Would I be satisfied if my child’s teacher taught the skill in that way?
Would I accept it if my child’s teacher told her to “toughen up” when confronted with what they thought was a minor issue?
These questions are constantly part of my teaching reflection and help motivate me to provide my students with better outcomes and more of my attention.
So if a leadership aspirant wants to use her parenting experiences to get more out of herself and offer others better outcomes, who am I to object?
Not all teachers who are parents are good at what they do and not all childless teachers need children to gain the perspective that I employ, but surely it shouldn’t offend to say that having children has the capacity to give a parent a better understanding about how to look after those who find it difficult to look after themselves.
Don’t apologise Andrea!
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So leadership candidate Andrea Leadsom has been asked to apologise for making the following comment:
Genuinely I feel that being a mum means you have a real stake in the future of our country, a tangible stake.
Well, I am absolutely unapologetic when I say that being a parent has made a very profound impact on the quality of my own teaching.
It makes a big difference when you have your own children to measure decisions against. When I’m faced with a conundrum, I frequently ask myself:
What would I want the teachers of my children to do in such a situation?
Would I be satisfied if my child’s teacher taught the skill in that way?
Would I accept it if my child’s teacher told her to “toughen up” when confronted with what they thought was a minor issue?
These questions are constantly part of my teaching reflection and help motivate me to provide my students with better outcomes and more of my attention.
So if a leadership aspirant wants to use her parenting experiences to get more out of herself and offer others better outcomes, who am I to object?
Not all teachers who are parents are good at what they do and not all childless teachers need children to gain the perspective that I employ, but surely it shouldn’t offend to say that having children has the capacity to give a parent a better understanding about how to look after those who find it difficult to look after themselves.
Don’t apologise Andrea!
Click on the link to read Saying “No” to Kids is Very Difficult, But Essential (Video)
Click on the link to read A Song for Exhausted Mothers
Click on the link to read Girl’s Hilarious Attempt at Getting a Day Off School
Click on the link to read The Love a Child Has for Their Parents Cannot be Properly Measured
Click on the link to read Hilarious School Drop-Off Clip Goes Viral
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