Walking along the corridor of a certain school I was dismayed to see that the walls were bare. OK, they were painted. A dull blue-grey. But there were no pictures, no students work. Oh wait, there's something... let's look closer ... oh, it's a plan drawing of this floor showing the exits. Oh and look there's a sign... showing the way out. OK, I get the hint - I feel like leaving.
So I asked the headteachers the reason for the austere design. Was it perhaps a well-researched pedagogic strategy to maximise learning? No, it was the result of fire regulations. It seems that students work has a tendency to catch fire. So it is not permitted on the walls of the corridors.
The classrooms then? Surely there's examples of students work proudly displayed as a source of inspiration to others? No. Not even there. Same rules apply - fire hazard.
So in this school, the walls are bare.
What about your school?
What do you put on the walls of your classroom? What do you put up in the corridors?
So I asked the headteachers the reason for the austere design. Was it perhaps a well-researched pedagogic strategy to maximise learning? No, it was the result of fire regulations. It seems that students work has a tendency to catch fire. So it is not permitted on the walls of the corridors.
The classrooms then? Surely there's examples of students work proudly displayed as a source of inspiration to others? No. Not even there. Same rules apply - fire hazard.
So in this school, the walls are bare.
What about your school?
What do you put on the walls of your classroom? What do you put up in the corridors?
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