Author Archives: taxicle

trump wants teachers to have guns in the classroom, so they can shoot students with guns. It is not only students who go mad. Teachers go mad too. If teachers have guns, we might see a spate of teachers going … Continue reading →

Is a Victim.

If a student writes ‘gay’, ‘homosexual’, ‘lesbian’ in an essay should they be censored or penalised? Come on! They world is changing! And even if it isnb’t an essay is an essay so mark it for what it is worth!

Part of failure is knowing all the things that have never worked, so not being tempted to try them again.

I always hated coursework. The pain of doing it spread over weeks compared to a couple of hours for an exam. Now coursework is an invitation to cheat because of the internet. The only way to stop cheating would be … Continue reading →

I almost missed the tenth anniversary of A Star Maths and Physics, on December 4th. This website has been up for ten years, splashing slime and muck over stupid paper shufflers and pen pushers and people in grey.

Shows just what an awful job teaching is. Don;t criticise me if you wouldn’t do it.

Some people are returning after Christmas on Friday this week then go home for the weekend. Give us a break! It’s like working for a day between holidays.

At university you get two chances to pass an exam. Fail and you are out. There are lots of empty seats during every university exam. Why can’t those seats be used to seat students taking mock exams. Hurray! Beer all … Continue reading →

Mock exams are most useful when they are most like the real thing. Especially when like the real exams they are spread out over a period of a few weeks. So when I hear from a student that all their … Continue reading →