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Is extending school hours really such a vote winner?

Jan 30, 2014 | Category: Featured

This morning saw the world light up with hysterical headlines proclaiming the end of days. School holidays would be slashed from 13 to 7 weeks and kids forced to spend 9 hours a day in school. The S...

#Malcolm Gladwell #Amanda Ripley #George Harrison #Paul Kirby

Are all difficulties desirable?

Oct 05, 2013 | Category: Featured

I was aghast to read an extract from Malcolm Gladwell's new book, David And Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits And The Art Of Battling Giants in The Guardian yesterday. Not because it's bad, but because it's...

#stress #Malcolm Gladwell #John Tomsett #Robert Bjork #desirable difficulties #dyslexia #David and Goliath

Grit vs Flow - what's better for learning?

Mar 04, 2013 | Category: Featured

[caption id="attachment_2963" align="alignleft" width="300"] At least it wasn't Brain Gym![/caption] Bugger! Having just put up a new classroom display exhorting the benefits of 'flow' and using the i...

#Tom Bennett #Malcolm Gladwell #Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi #Alex Quigley #Cal Newport

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