Education

Sticky Learning and the Dumbing Down of Exams

Do you remember what you were doing on the 22nd of June at 9.00am? I do - at least for…

5 years ago

What is the purpose of high school?

Lots of chatter about the fresh faces, diversity and new perspectives of the incoming class in the House of Representatives.…

5 years ago

What is the Case for Grades?

The case against grades and grading has been so clearly made that it is time to turn the tables. Why…

5 years ago

Back to the Future in Search of Doris Bass

I'm early but the staffroom is already blue with smoke and full of strangers who know each other. A row…

5 years ago

The Squelch and Why School Should be More Like a Fungus

It's been wet this August and last week was topped off by a cracker of a thunderstorm storm that dropped…

6 years ago

Timeless Learning

I like the title of this book about how to do school right: Timeless Learning. The launch date is August…

6 years ago

Construction not Instruction

There's a current craze for teaching coding in schools and computer science classes are back in fashion in a big…

6 years ago

Learned Helplessness and the Grief and Rage of Parklands

From the orphans of Flanders to the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School - four photographs with an uncanny…

6 years ago

Buzzwords in Education: Thought Leader takes a Deep Dive into Learner Agency and Direct Instruction

Education thought leader takes a deep dive into learner agency and direct instruction. Image: Banker by Jason de Caires Taylor

6 years ago

Things that Matter

We had just evacuated all the students to the playground, lined them up and done a head count. It wasn't…

6 years ago