Blogs about: Standardised Testing
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Teachers Who Cheat are “as Dumb as Hell”
Maths teacher Shayla Smith is accused of providing the worst excuse for allegedly giving her students the answers on their state exams – they were “dumb as hell.” Atlanta math teache… more →
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True Learning
wrote 2 days ago: Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish — and how curren … more →
Mind maps and changing education paradigms
wrote 3 days ago: You might have seen this video before. I found it interesting both as a subject of study and for its … more →
'The task' vs. 'My task'
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wrote 1 week ago: “Teacher, I’ve finished your work” It can be easier for a teacher managing a clas … more →
The Only Real Failure...
wrote 1 week ago: Needing some relaxation after an intense but rewarding day, I began to watch a film called “The Bes … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Summing up a critical study of the movie, Twilight, Alison Happel & Jennifer Esposito conclude t … more →
explaining play
wrote 3 months ago: I mentioned this book already (Animal Play; Evolutionary, Comparative and Ecological Perspectives, E … more →
better conversations with children
wrote 3 months ago: I liked these statements! … George Forman & Ellen Hall point out: “Knowing children’ … more →
A discussion about observation - how, what and why
wrote 3 months ago: In an online (freely available) journal called Early Childhood Research and Practice (edited by Lili … more →
The Internet, multiple intelligences, and education for democracy
wrote 3 months ago: …still enjoying some of John Seely Brown’s work… “Three hundred years ago or … more →
One Size Fits All?
wrote 3 months ago: Rejecting Standardised Testing A recent article on NPR’s website related the news of a growing … more →
Cuando nos interesa...
wrote 4 months ago: “Cuando nos interesa un asunto, todo a nuestro alrededor parece referirse a ello (los místicos lo ll … more →
How Bad Can It Get?
wrote 4 months ago: How Bad Can It Get?. “Let’s get something very clear here and now. The role of the kids is to … more →
Questioning in ECE
wrote 4 months ago: Still thinking about Science in ECE… and found an article that might be relevant, because it t … more →
Dispositions and the new culture of learning
wrote 4 months ago: In the afore-mentioned book, A New Culture of Learning, by Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown, the … more →
Knowing - some thoughts of philosophical relevance?
wrote 5 months ago: Just found an essay I printed out some time ago… perhaps relevant to my thinking about the par … more →
When people think about learning, ...
wrote 5 months ago: “When people think about learning, they usually think about schools. And when people think abo … more →
Encouraging mastery motivation
wrote 5 months ago: “What can teachers do to encourage mastery motivation? …1. Provide a moderate choice of … more →
Mastery-oriented vs. Performance-oriented learning
wrote 5 months ago: “In studying motivation in school-age children, Dweck (1986) described some children as … more →
Third Plenary - Luke Meddings - Give the Test a Rest
wrote 5 months ago: Luke Meddings during his plenary Give the Test a Rest at YTU 1st ELT Conference (photo by Vicky Lora … more →
