Category Archives: Jay’s thoughts Newspapers this week picked up on Michael Wilshaw’s speech to the Brighton College education conference. Most centred on his mention of stress. “(we need) to challenge those who have power invested in them to make the difference, but too often make excuses for poor performance – it’s just too hard, the children are too… A good friend of mine is the headteacher of a very innovative and successful primary school. Recently he was asked by some local councillors to demonstrate how his school was attaining. It got me thinking about how complex this question actually is. John was eleven in 2004. He spent his days in class learning… Ok, I’m gonna say it (hold on whilst I don my hard hat and other protective apparel) – Do we really need so many school holidays? What of the six (often seven) week summer break? There are some serious cons that might actually outweigh the pros. The ‘summer dip’ experienced by children who have no… #edupic11 was an event designed to generate some third horizon ideas about Scottish education. It brought together an eclectic mix of people with an opinion and interest in education and charged us with three tasks. Re-imagining the future. Defining the present. Consider how the gap can be bridged. In advance of the event we were… This week I am thoroughly enjoying ‘Surely You’re Joking Mr Feynman”. an autobiography of physicist and extraordinary human being Richard Feynmnan. Many of his reminiscences of his formative years shed light on his learning style as well as challenging some assumptions educators made (and make) about how people learn and what should… |
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