Julia Brennan

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  • Julia Brennan replied to Pemba Sherpa
    Reactions to a TED talk

    Hello - thank you for your story. I can relate to your story (I'm from the UK). I don't think learning by fear and punishment is a good plan in general, but I had a very strict French teacher - she was also a nun - who made us memorise all our French verbs and call them out in class which is very old fashioned. If we got them wrong, we had to stand up on our...

  • Julia Brennan replied to Wing Tung Liu
    Your metaphor

    I love it!

  • Julia Brennan made a comment
    Your metaphor

    I think I see myself as a translator for those that need extra help and as a kind of blanket to help pupils feel supported and safe to achieve tasks set.

  • Julia Brennan made a comment
    From unconscious to conscious

    Thank you for these really useful actions we can take to manage bias.

  • Julia Brennan made a comment
    Unconscious bias

    Wow - the like a girl campaign is really affecting. I found that very emotional. I have done IAT tests before and found them very unsettling. Is it possible to completely eliminate unconscious bias? Probably not but it's good to be aware. I have already noticed that I try to bond with certain children who are similar to me as a school child, those who are a...

  • Julia Brennan made a comment
    Values, beliefs and attitudes

    This is very interesting - how does 'turn off our values' fit with 'question everything' as raised by Helen?

  • Julia Brennan replied to Berwyn Davies
    Values, beliefs and attitudes

    Hello Berwyn, me too. I'm vegan and hold this value very strongly but would need to keep an eye on this when working in schools.

  • Julia Brennan made a comment
    In conversation with Helen

    Thanks Helen and all. I too used to work for the OU as a development editor and project manager and was so interested to hear about STAC and its influence on your work. This course looks great and I'm hoping the course will support my voluntary work and potential career change to a TA.

  • Julia Brennan replied to Bina Batool
    In conversation with Helen

    Hello Bina - that sounds like a challenging but rewarding job. I'd be interested to hear more as the course continues.

  • Julia Brennan replied to Amy Ellis
    Ethics in the media

    @WalterwilsonRomantabares Thank you for participating in the course, but please can you communicate in English as per the FutureLearn Code of Conduct: https://about.futurelearn.com/terms/code-of-conduct

  • Julia Brennan replied to Issa Alhamadi
    Guidance for shared ethical decision-making

    @IssaAlhamadi Thank you for spotting this, the link is now fixed.