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Can 'creativity' be taught?
Jan 29, 2019 |
Category: Featured
The way ideas come to fruition is often mysterious; while we may remember consciously thinking a few things, we are unaware of all the ingredients simmering away in the pot of thought. I like the imag...
Why smart people say stupid things: a response to Jack Ma
Jan 24, 2019 |
Category: Featured
In case you're unaware, I've just published a book that explains the role of knowledge in thought. Rather than rehash the arguments in depth (there are a series of chapter summaries here) suffice it t...
Leading literacy masterclass: 1st March 2019
Jan 23, 2019 |
Category: Featured
Since the publication of The Secret of Literacy back in 2014 I've been asked to visit a lot of schools to talk about how teachers can make sure they're focussing on reading, writing and speaking as we...
Skill = knowledge + practice
Jan 11, 2019 |
Category: learning
Over the years I've thought a lot about whether we should be teaching children knowledge of the world or the skills to flourish within it. The debate has moved on a lot in recent years and today it's...
Making Kids #Cleverer - Conclusion: Shifting the bell curve
Jan 11, 2019 |
Category: Featured
This is the final post in a series of chapter summaries of the arguments made in my new book, Making Kids Cleverer. The rest of the series can be found here.And so, we finally reach the conclusion. He...
Making Kids #Cleverer - Chapter 10 Struggle and success
Jan 10, 2019 |
Category: Featured
This post is part of a series of chapter summaries of the arguments made in my new book, Making Kids Cleverer. The rest of the series can be found here.This last chapter is aimed specifically at teach...
Making Kids #Cleverer - Chapter 9 Practice makes permanent
Jan 09, 2019 |
Category: Featured
This post is part of a series of chapter summaries of the arguments made in my new book, Making Kids Cleverer. The rest of the series can be found here.This chapter moves our discussion of how to make...
Making Kids #Cleverer - Chapter 8: What knowledge?
Jan 07, 2019 |
Category: Featured
This post is part of a series of chapter summaries of the arguments made in my new book, Making Kids Cleverer. The rest of the series can be found here.Having made the case that by teaching children m...
Making Kids #Cleverer – Chapter 7 You are what you know
Jan 06, 2019 |
Category: Featured
This post summarises the arguments in the seventh chapter of my new book, Making Kids Cleverer. The rest of the chapter summaries can be found here.I'm sure that some readers who my be otherwise sympa...
Making Kids #Cleverer: Chapter 6 How memory works
Jan 05, 2019 |
Category: Featured
This post is part of a series of chapter summaries of the arguments made in my new book, Making Kids Cleverer. The rest of the series can be found here.If you've been following the argument so far, yo...
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