Guardian Unlimited: All the world’s a stage – especially classrooms, says school union
The drone of monotonous teachers may become a thing of the past after union leaders said that all staff should get voice training to ensure their students’ concentration never wavers.
Unemployed actors should be on hand to offer training in voice projection and classroom performance, according to Philip Parkin, the general secretary of the Professional Association of Teachers.
His remarks follow research showing that many teachers with damaged or “breathy” voices fail to hold their pupils’ attention for long periods of time.
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