It was interesting to read lately that HMCI has advised Ofsted inspectors not to assume that lessons where teachers talk rather a lot are necessarily in need of improvement and that not every lesson has to include independent learning or group work. In my humble opinion, there has been far too much dogma over the years about what makes a good lesson and yet it is all too obvious that “one size does not fit all”.
I have been teaching for a very long time, undoubtedly since before many readers were even born, but I can honestly say that I have never taught exactly the same lesson twice. I might have covered most of the same material in lessons with different classes over the years, but as the pupils were different each time, the lessons were not identical.
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