Michele Hanson's friend 'Fielding' is a hip dotard who taught English for 35 years in inner-city comprehensives
December 2011
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Crack a smile in the classroom – you're only human
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'I was interviewed for Cambridge… by Kingsley Amis'
November 2011
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The rime of the raving dotard
Learning poems by heart at school has numerous benefits - not least having them shouted at you on the street by erstwhile pupils
October 2011
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Fielding takes the hard line on the underground
There is nothing tube passengers loathe as much as travelling teenagers – unless it's their teacher
September 2011
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How to kill the buzz in the classroom
A teacher's worst enemy isn't the Ofsted hit squad or a berserk parent – he's much more vicious than that. But Fielding is fighting back
August 2011
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A* grades for the kids, a big F for their teacher – me
Fielding realises he foresaw with cruel accuracy the results of pretty much every child he taught
July 2011
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Rupert Murdoch – the Dark Lord in the classroom
Saying sorry just won't cut it. My pupils have felt Rupert Murdoch's malign influence for decades
June 2011
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Michael Gove is not Satan – he's Noddy on acid
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Chav or cherub? Your fate decided in the court of injustice
May 2011
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'I woz 'ere and I failed'
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Teaching. Charity work. There is a difference you know
April 2011
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Nigel Molesworth for education secretary!
Schools break up tomorrow – 'as any fule kno' – and Fielding has an idea for your holiday reading. But beware: it could change your attitude to education forever
March 2011
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Is state school too dangerous for Rhapsody?
Fielding
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Disciples of discipline put the boot in
Fielding
February 2011
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I loved our 'failing' school, flailing teacher realises
Fielding ponders the dizzying consequences of being Turned Around
January 2011
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What do you think about teachers? No, don't tell me, please, don't tell me
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Parties are full of people talking about what's wrong with our schools. If only Fielding could resist rising to their bait…
December 2010
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Blizzards of former pupils appear – did I fail them?
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Squeaky clean schools hide their worst nightmares from inspectors
November 2010
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Students wave placards and I'm haunted by the ghosts of demos past
