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Practice vs. talent: Five principles for effective teaching
May 06, 2017 |
Category: Featured
Are we the way we are because of our natures or is talent just the product of hard work? Which matters more natural ability of practice?A few years ago my mother reminded me of my struggles with learn...
Teaching sequence for developing independence Stage 4: Practise
Jul 04, 2013 |
Category: Featured
What does practice make? Well, it turns out that my mum was wrong. Doug Lemov points out in Practice Perfect that practice doesn't make perfect, practice makes permanent. What we practise we get good...
The Grand Unified Theory of Mastery
Mar 10, 2013 |
Category: Featured
Is this all you need to know about motivation, learning and professional development? No, probably not. But, it is a beguilingly complete way of tying together many of the theories which have baffled...
Deliberating about practice
Apr 22, 2012 |
Category: learning
Should learning be fun?A few years ago I remember saying that was all learning should be. If you weren't enjoying it, why on earth would you do it? But now I'm not so sure.One of the most frequently u...
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