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Hirsch vs Engelmann: "No scientific basis for Direct Instruction"?
Dec 02, 2016 |
Category: research
No one seems clear who first said it, but it's become an abiding truth of journalism that, "If a dog bites a man, that is not news. But if a man bites a dog that is news." To publish an article in whi...
Is it just me or is Sugata Mitra an irresponsible charlatan?
Nov 23, 2015 |
Category: myths
Knowledge comes by eyes always open and working hands; and there is no knowledge that is not power.Ralph Waldo Emerson
When I first saw physicist, Sugata Mitra speak about his Hole in the Wall exper...
Heads I'm right, tails I'm not wrong
Oct 12, 2015 |
Category: reflection
The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakn...
Knowledge is power
Oct 21, 2012 |
Category: learning
I've been having a bit of think this week.Firstly I read Daisy Christodoulou's post on Hirsch's Core Knowledge curriculum. She points out that Hirsch, oft-condemned for being the darling of ideologues...
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