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Diagnosing a crisis of agency
Struggling to manage workload, ground down by the demands of data collection, or even considering leaving the profession? These complaints and many more are symptomatic of the destruction of teacher agency, finds Tim O’Brien
19 October 2018
Why we shouldn’t believe in self-esteem
One leading academic explains why self-esteem is a damaging concept to teach young people about
19 September 2016
Self-esteem? I’ve got no confidence in it...
The concept means nothing without context – and it is a damaging theory to present to young people, argues psychologist Tim O’Brien
16 September 2016