The best advice I ever received
Have you ever received a piece of advice that changed the way you teach?
Not a big theory.
Not a long training.
Just one sentence… at the right moment.
Sometimes the most useful advice comes from another teacher in the staff room, during a conversation, or after a difficult lesson.
In this group, we have a lot of experience, from different countries, subjects, and school contexts. Sharing one idea can really help someone else move forward.
Today’s question: What is the best teaching advice you ever received?
It can be very simple. One sentence is enough.
For example, one of the best pieces of advice I ever received was:
“If your students can’t do the task, don’t repeat the explanation. Change the structure of the task.”
I remember a lesson where my students understood the content, but they could not write the answer. I kept explaining again… and they were still stuck.
Then I gave them a sentence frame instead of another explanation:
In the text, I can see…
This shows that…
So I think…
Suddenly, they could write. The problem was not the knowledge itself; it was the support.
Your turn
What is the best advice you ever received as a teacher?
