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

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 ⁠RUclips⁠, 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 RUclips 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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