I'm worried.

I came across this great quote the other day and it got me thinking about our classroom practice.  I feat that we are so bogged down with the WHAT of teaching that we are neglecting the most important part of the practice - the HOW.
Many teachers spend valuable time creating wonderful lessons on paper, only to have them not be as wonderful in practice.  Why is this?  Mostly, I'd argue, it's because the teacher is concerned only with the acquisition of content.  We spend little time facilitating true learning because we are spoon feeding our students.

Classroom management issues and lack of confidence is driving our teachers to a default position of them as sage on the stage - this is something we need to move away from rapidly.  

For true learning to occur, the learning should be a two way street, with the teacher merely being on the edge shepherding the learning.

Teachers should make good use of resources that are provided via a nationalised curriculum and not worry about reinventing the wheel, instead look at the resources and imagine how these can be massaged and bashed into a shape that will serve well in their classroom.