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The Real Substance of Education
The debate over the “real substance of education” is inexorable. Some may view it as a broad and balanced curriculum; the most reliable metric is arguably a well-conceived set of standardised and externally assessed examinations. I differ, “the real substance of education” is the person and the people with the most reliable metric being a life well lived. Continue reading
It’s When Knowledge Rich Aligned with Evidence Rich Pedagogy
Going back over 20 years, when I was teaching full-time, the science curriculum seemed as knowledge rich as ever. The change over these 20 years has not been so much to the knowledge but to the understanding of how we can teach using evidence developed through disciplines like cognitive science. Continue reading
Obsession with Exams is Forcing Schools to Restrict Curriculum and Leading to Damaging Consequences
Teachers and parents are becoming increasingly concerned that exam pressures are forcing schools to offer a limited, bare-bones education as they start prepping pupils at younger and younger ages, according to two surveys commissioned by GL Assessment. Continue reading
Leadership: Being, Knowing, Doing (New Book)
Liminal Leadership
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