Episode 3: Richard Thornley on slow starts, building a YouTube empire, and the 'green roof' incident

from Cohesive Chemistry · host ollie.canning

In this episode, Ollie talks to Richard Thornley. Richard has taught IB Chemistry for 25 years across 11 countries. With over 70k subscribers and 20 million views on YouTube, his name has become synonymous with IB Chemistry. Richard talks us through: 0:00 Intro and the importance of learning from others 7:28 Failures in the classroom 12:03 Building a YouTube empire 26:10 Tips for the Internal Assessment and Extended Essay 35:34 Preparing students for exams 42:24 Giving back 44:42 Tips for new teachers 50:34 Quick-fire questions

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