My granddaughter started year 11 in September. When I saw her before the end of the holiday she was apprehensive about what was clearly going to be a challenging time. So, after a couple of weeks I sent her a text: “How’s it going?”
Straight back came: “It’s hard work but I’m loving it so far.”
I smiled to myself. Most teachers, surely, would give a lot to have that reaction from their students. After all, in many walks of life “hard work” and “loving it” do not belong together.
The world is full of people who, sadly, actively dislike, even hate, their work. Perhaps that’s why something of the same attitude occasionally creeps into education – a sense that lessons aren’t meant to be enjoyed.
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