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Is extending school hours really such a vote winner?

Jan 30, 2014 | Category: Featured

This morning saw the world light up with hysterical headlines proclaiming the end of days. School holidays would be slashed from 13 to 7 weeks and kids forced to spend 9 hours a day in school. The S...

#Malcolm Gladwell #Amanda Ripley #George Harrison #Paul Kirby

Are all difficulties desirable?

Oct 05, 2013 | Category: Featured

I was aghast to read an extract from Malcolm Gladwell's new book, David And Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits And The Art Of Battling Giants in The Guardian yesterday. Not because it's bad, but because it's...

#stress #Malcolm Gladwell #John Tomsett #Robert Bjork #desirable difficulties #dyslexia #David and Goliath

Grit vs Flow - what's better for learning?

Mar 04, 2013 | Category: Featured

[caption id="attachment_2963" align="alignleft" width="300"] At least it wasn't Brain Gym![/caption] Bugger! Having just put up a new classroom display exhorting the benefits of 'flow' and using the i...

#Tom Bennett #Malcolm Gladwell #Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi #Alex Quigley #Cal Newport

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...

#John Hattie #Michael Jordan #10000 hours #deliberate practice #fun #Malcolm Gladwell

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