JONATHAN JANSEN | When it comes to teaching, attitude is everything
Good schools have the ‘bounceability’ factor expressed by teachers who are enthusiastic about their jobs
29 November 2023 - 22:31
After more than 40 years of working with schools around the world, I have discovered the one characteristic that separates good schools from lousy ones. It is called bounceability. Don’t worry, the word does not exist in the dictionary (yet) so Google will not help you. I made it up, it has lovely meanings, and a school either has it or not...
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