Newton and his 3rd Law

October 9, 2019

A quick comment about this law – arguably the most complex of the three laws. My experience is that teachers often present Newton’s Laws in the way the books normally state them. This is something along the lines of … Newton’s 1: An object will move in a straight line...

Newton and Mechanics

July 19, 2019

Isaac Newton is a name that comes up a lot in Physics (an understatement if ever there was one). In Mechanics I tend to lump the SUVAT equations and laws together, teaching them as a small section (effectively) under his name. This blog considers this short section of...

Phew – thank goodness that is over!

By the time this post gets ‘out there’, the IB exams are likely to be finished. And the DP students will be away from school and relaxing … and so they should. But is it all really over? The year 1 students are continuing of course. And also, there are the final year...

Who would be a teacher?

July 15, 2019

The results have come out and I feel that my holiday has ended before it began! This is of course, not true … but sometimes, it feels that way. The results are a time for celebration (hopefully!) where I can, and without being patronising, I will often try to contact...

Time to be lazy

May 3, 2019

This is the time of the academic year when IB teachers have a mix of being both happy and sad. Or maybe these are the wrong terms to use – we are nervous and feeling a little lazy – but teachers know this is an important phase for us to go through. Nervous. I feel...

Is It Finished Now?

August 14, 2018

I have three weeks left before school starts and I have not had a clear break yet – a few days here and there, but nothing where I can just relax and worry about, well … nothing at all. A few days ago I finished remarking another two Physics HL Paper 2 scripts and I...