Product Description

Phil Beadle is a former rock musician, the winner of the Secondary Teacher of the Year Award 2005, and the inspirational teacher who wowed the nation with his unorthodox teaching methods in Channel 4 series "The Unteachables". There, his bizarre but effective approach to teaching English included Punctuation Kung-Fu, and reciting Macbeth to a field of cows. Through techniques such as these Beadle seemingly achieved the impossible by successfully drawing out the desire to learn from a group of failing pupils. Now his focus is on spreading the word to parents: every child has the ability to learn, and to do better at school. In this book he tells parents that there is no such thing as a stupid child, only boring lessons. Intelligent, unconventional, humorous and inspirational, this hands-on guide blends personal anecdotes with the nitty gritty of how to best unlock your children's unique intelligence, and how to ensure they have the best possible chance to succeed at school.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #188188 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

From the Back Cover
‘He looks like a rock star and is probably the best teacher in England.’ John Humphrys
· Every child has the ability to learn, and to do well at school.
· There is no such thing as a stupid child, only boring lessons.
· Every child has his or her own unique intelligence: such as the Mover, the Talker, the Thinker and the Dreamer.
Phil Beadle is the inspirational teacher who wowed the nation in the Channel 4 series The Unteachables with his unorthodox but effective approach to teaching English, including Punctuation Kung-Fu, and reading Macbeth to a field of cows. Through unconventional methods such as these, Beadle achieved the seemingly impossible, by successfully drawing out the desire to learn from a group of disaffected, failing pupils. Now, in Could Do Better!, Phil’s focus is on spreading the word to parents:
· Identify your child’s special learning style
· Make homework fun
· Discover how teachers award marks
· Help your child revise for exams
· And much more!

About the Author
Phil Beadle was until recently an English teacher in a secondary school in East London. He won Secondary Teacher of the Year Award in 2005. He writes a regular column in the Guardian and was the inspirational English teacher in Channel 4 's series The Unteachables. He lives in South East London with his wife and children.

Customer Reviews

Can't do any better!
This is an excellent book, written by a brilliant teacher. I read it as a parent and a teacher and was extremely impressed by Phil Beadle's style, approach and outlook. It is a truly fantastic book giving excellent help and guidance to parents. The education system is changing at such a rapid rate and let's face it we are all just trying to do the best by our children. Many thanks should go to Phil Beadle!

Getting it right
How can Phil lose? As soon as kids know he's a former rock musician, he's on his way. Who better than someone with the highest street- cred and `teacher of the year' to offer guidance to parents?

We know that whilst parents are the most important influence on a child's development, getting it right at school is almost equally important. Phil gets it just right with his wealth of experience, great writing style and sense of humour.

So, learn to help them at home, and help them at school!

Inspirational and engaging
I'm on my third reading of Could Do Better, and I already know I'll end up reading it again someday. I am reading it primarly as a PGCE student, and I love Beadle's accessible writing and wry humour. His book is a pleasure to read, and I am doing my best to commit his methods to memory.