The Business Dress Myth

How ‘smart dress’ is a red herring

In the classroom, innovation and student engagement should be paramount, but there is an alternate focus for some SLT because, let’s face it, they have fuck all better to do: the enforcement of “business dress” for teachers. While proponents argue that such attire fosters seriousness, it’s time to address the elephant in the room—this is a school, not a fucking bank from the 1920s. The impracticality of suits and ties in an educational setting is glaring, and the repercussions are profound.

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Chronic Email

Navigating the Sea of bullshit communication

The infamous flood of emails – a digital deluge that rivals a monsoon in rainy season but Noah can’t save you from this cataclysm. Imagine: you’re drowning in a sea of notifications, desperately trying to stay afloat amidst the relentless tide of bullshit email communication. The struggle is real, and the irony is undeniable. Let’s plunge into the depths of this email abyss and explore the multifaceted dilemma that engulfs education.

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Hubris unleashed

Narcissistic email Monologues

Picture this: you’re at your desk, drowning in a sea of emails, and just when you thought you could catch a breath, another one arrives. But this isn’t your average email; it’s a lengthy monologue from a member of the leadership, sharing their profound thoughts and opinions on the latest educational buzz. Welcome to the world of verbose, all-staff emails – a phenomenon that’s as perplexing as it is infuriating.

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Guilt as a tool

This dilemma involves the insidious use of guilt as a tool to coerce those in education, particularly teachers, into sacrificing their own, unpaid time for the “betterment” of the school. This bullshit practice, often disguised as a display of “good will” and an implied expectation, is yet another threat to the well-being of educators and the quality of education as a whole.

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Toxic Resilience

Ever found yourself caught in the relentless whirlwind of stress, always striving for the elusive 100% output? Welcome to the world of “toxic resilience,” a concept coined by Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, a distinguished stress expert from Harvard. In this post, I’ll attempt to dissect the pervasive nature of toxic resilience within our education system, highlighting its impact on teachers and the starring role played by leadership.

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The Lifestyle Choice

Within education, one of the many, yet often-unspoken crises, is the dilemma that forces teachers into a precarious balancing act between their commitment to shaping young minds and the relentless demands that threaten to consume their personal lives. At the heart of this issue lies a stark reality: the sacrifice of free time by educators striving not just to thrive in their profession but merely to survive the overwhelming workload.

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