 Lilypop:As regards this topic. well as I recall I was a bit surprised at the speed of reaction to Becka initial posts, and even more surprised at the speed of the insults flying. Clearly something unusual was going and I stood well out of it.
Really ? I think it's kinda obvious. She started posting about her uber-difficult group and how well they had worked due to what she'd done. What would any teacher ask other than "what did you do then ?". Even those of years with ten or more years in EBD are open to new ideas. Lilypop: The impression I got was of apes fighting for dominance because of a new kid in town. Very childish.
Actually only one other group of people has been reacted to so negatively ; that is those who post pretending to be teachers but are actually selling something "I've just found this fantastic new resource". Lilypop: Prehaps wha is lacking in these forums is an 'Ignore the poster' button
Well, if you want to ignore someone .... just ignore them. The problem with that sort of button is you might ignore someone on first post who mucks it up a bit, but then goes on to contribute. Also people respond differently depending on context. For example, in political discussions I'm quite bolshie, but in discussions on (say) pay and employment I'm much more gentle because people are asking for support. But if you start a thread along the lines of "David Cameron/Ed Milliband is a git" then presumably you want an argument ......
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