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Squaring the circle: can learning be easy and hard?
May 11, 2014 |
Category: learning
Regular readers will know I've been ploughing a furrow on this question for quite a while now. Last June I synthesised my thinking in this post: Deliberately difficult – why it’s better to make learni...
Questions about questioning: just how important is it?
Feb 16, 2014 |
Category: training
“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.”Nietzsche
It's a little tiresome, but I feel I must preface this by saying that these are just my thoughts. I'm not claiming anyone is wrong (or...
A model lesson? Part 1: routines vs gimmicks
Sep 08, 2013 |
Category: leadership
It's been a busy week this week. What with starting at a new school, getting up before 5 to drive two hours on Monday morning, living an Alan Partridge-esque existence in a particularly horrific Trave...
Teaching sequence for developing independence Stage 1: Explain
Jun 26, 2013 |
Category: Featured
"Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process."EB White
There are some definite pit falls to avoid in explaining things to kids. The biggest c...
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