A lot of wonderful advice here Rebecca, thank you. I often doubt the application of my ‘voice’ but this gives me confidence and a very good reason to use it!
"Just start" Agreed. I finally took the plunge as Twitter slowly circled the drain. Now I am getting started here. Good to connect with fellow educators. https://collegetowns.substack.com/
This is great advice, thank you. I’ve been a long-time reader of your posts and I think your work is excellent!
I’ve thought about starting a Substack in the past but I remain wary of the Code of Conduct restrictions as a public school teacher. Recently I came to the conclusion that the only thing worth writing about, in my professional opinion, is the concerning gap between the best performing Australian public schools and the worst. ‘Performing’ would need to cover many metrics beyond academic performance, and take into account variables like school exec and/or p&c autonomy in the context of department-imposed funding/resource allocation and stratification policies. It’s likely a PhD project, and I’d almost certainly need to leave the department. I’m not quite ready to do that.
Do you know of any public school teachers within your network who are writing on Substack?
A lot of wonderful advice here Rebecca, thank you. I often doubt the application of my ‘voice’ but this gives me confidence and a very good reason to use it!
"Just start" Agreed. I finally took the plunge as Twitter slowly circled the drain. Now I am getting started here. Good to connect with fellow educators. https://collegetowns.substack.com/
Hello Rebecca,
This is great advice, thank you. I’ve been a long-time reader of your posts and I think your work is excellent!
I’ve thought about starting a Substack in the past but I remain wary of the Code of Conduct restrictions as a public school teacher. Recently I came to the conclusion that the only thing worth writing about, in my professional opinion, is the concerning gap between the best performing Australian public schools and the worst. ‘Performing’ would need to cover many metrics beyond academic performance, and take into account variables like school exec and/or p&c autonomy in the context of department-imposed funding/resource allocation and stratification policies. It’s likely a PhD project, and I’d almost certainly need to leave the department. I’m not quite ready to do that.
Do you know of any public school teachers within your network who are writing on Substack?