Never Mind the Inspectors Quotes

“We need to always consider that those being educated are not seen as objects but as subjects in their own right; subjects of action and responsibility.”
― Tait Coles, Never Mind the Inspectors: Here's Punk Learning

“Every person is different, every teacher is different, everybody can be magnificent.”
― Tait Coles, Never Mind the Inspectors: Here's Punk Learning

“Producing slide after slide which tell our students what we expect them to do is basically wrong. Not only does it limit the agility and fluidity of teaching and learning, but it also constrains creativity and prevents the exciting escapades of learning that can only happen with the freedom that is created by the teacher and his or her students.”
― Tait Coles, Never Mind the Inspectors: Here's Punk Learning

“reconsider their place in their world, to look at things differently, to take risks, be creative, have ownership and create,”
― Tait Coles, Never Mind the Inspectors: Here's Punk Learning

“simple rules for effective critique: Be kind. Be specific. Be helpful. Be hard on content but soft on the individual. If you’re interested, my colleague set up more rehearsal opportunities and extra practice performances so that her students could act on her critique.”
― Tait Coles, Never Mind the Inspectors: Here's Punk Learning

“The five stages of SOLO taxonomy”
― Tait Coles, Never Mind the Inspectors: Here's Punk Learning

“The punk learning manifesto states that students should: Be creative Think for themselves Take risks Do things differently Decide how they want to learn With punk learning rights, students have: The right to learn in a way that fires their curiosity and imagination The right to ask questions and find explanations The right to be creative in their approach, outlook and presentations The right to critique everything The right to have complete control of their learning Encourage your students to apply these rights throughout their punk learning experience, reminding them that they have made the manifesto their own.”
― Tait Coles, Never Mind the Inspectors: Here's Punk Learning

“was taught that to create anything you had to believe in failure, simply because you had to be prepared to go through an idea without any fear. Failure, you learned, as I did in art school, to be a wonderful thing. It allowed you to get up in the morning and take the pillow off your head.’ That’s”
― Tait Coles, Never Mind the Inspectors: Here's Punk Learning

“Why is Jessie J different to the all the other MTV wannabes? What makes Bradley Wiggins stand out from the crowd? How controversial was Charles Rennie Mackintosh actually? What do you think was going through the mind of Rosa Parks when she chose not to give up her seat? What makes Malala Yousafzai stand up to the Taliban?”
― Tait Coles, Never Mind the Inspectors: Here's Punk Learning

“Yes, but what would my students think? If I did this, would the students have a memorable learning experience? Don’t give me my lesson observation judgement – why not coach me on how I could get better? My students don’t get it – how could I change my approach? How can I get my students to cover cross-subject content?”
― Tait Coles, Never Mind the Inspectors: Here's Punk Learning

“Do we, in fact, spend too much of our time assessing what our students are rather than who they are? Can”
― Tait Coles, Never Mind the Inspectors: Here's Punk Learning