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Hang on in there: could encouragement be more useful than praise?

Sep 27, 2013 | Category: learning

Last week I expanded on some of my doubts about the concept of praise, particularly the current consensus that we should be going out of our way to praise effort. I concluded by saying, "no one would...

#Carol Dweck #John Hattie #praise #Harry Webb #Alfie Kohn #competition #deciles #encouragment #Tim Taylor

Hats, schmats: what really matters is the quality of debate

Sep 21, 2013 | Category: blogging

I feel the need to make a few things clear. A few days ago I wrote this: Six Silly Hats (When is it OK to mock stuff you think is daft?) and some of the response I got suggested that I was confused on...

#John Hattie #Harry Webb #Edward de Bono #Thinking Hats #Debra Kidd

Six silly hats (When is it OK to mock stuff you think is daft?)

Sep 19, 2013 | Category: myths

Who doesn't love wearing silly hats? Christmas dinner just wouldn't be the same without popping on a paper hat and looking like a complete buffoon for the duration. But does this kind of behaviour hav...

#Harry Webb #David Walliams #Edward de Bono #Monty Python #Thinking Hats

Fireworks teaching: why less might well be more

Jul 15, 2013 | Category: Featured

Why should I let the toad work Squat on my life? Can’t I use my wit as a pitchfork And drive the brute off?Philip Larkin – Toads Many people (and many students) seem to expend considerable energy in a...

#Jim Smith #Harry Webb #Philip Larkin #the effort hypothesis #Thomas Starkey

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Hang on in there: could encouragement be more useful than praise?

Hats, schmats: what really matters is the quality of debate

Six silly hats (When is it OK to mock stuff you think is daft?)

Fireworks teaching: why less might well be more

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