ABSTRACT
Teachers are encouraged to develop a teaching identity, but this is at odds with education system in a state of constant change. The dinosaur was a symptom of a problem with the system. The teaching profession is subject to a state of permanent revolution. Teachers, managers and secretaries of state constantly try to make an impact. It is a key part of establishing a career, or, as politicians might have it, 'creating a legacy'. Change is inevitable and, looking at the state of education, desirable, but for it to be effected, it needs to carry hearts as well as minds. All teachers should be invested in their development, and all should recognise the potential of all their colleagues. Teachers pressured into achieving targets and delivering narrowly defined 'outstanding' lessons have little scope to explore and develop their own educational philosophy. Involving teachers more prominently in policy-making would guard against false panaceas.
