tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post6828666253673247097..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: Personalizing Learning.Bruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-60396579368875254992007-06-09T11:50:00.000+12:002007-06-09T11:50:00.000+12:00Greeting 'M'I had the opportunity to visit a numbe...Greeting 'M'<BR/><BR/>I had the opportunity to visit a number of Taranaki Schools this week ( blogs to come!) and it was great to see powerful room environments celebrating in-depth content studies - many based on the immediate environment.<BR/><BR/>Let's hope can get over this literacy numeracy thing and get back to 'learnacy'!Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-92225106499560169432007-06-07T19:44:00.000+12:002007-06-07T19:44:00.000+12:00Me from up north again Bruce.Of course you are tot...Me from up north again Bruce.<BR/>Of course you are totally right. It is my observation that 70% of the school week is now given over to Literacy and Numeracy and that leaves just 30% for the other 5 ESAs.<BR/>Why would you send your kids to school when the "stuff" they are doing could be done via Internet.<BR/>Let's have as you say some time spent on the real needs of kids and some creative and fulfilling outcomes.<BR/>I hope we are around long enough to see a change old friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-18786764517179872562007-06-04T20:32:00.000+12:002007-06-04T20:32:00.000+12:00I couldn't agree more - it is the craft wisdom and...I couldn't agree more - it is the craft wisdom and artistry of creative teachers that we should be tapping into and sharing. Not the 'best practices' and 'researched views' of the 'hollow' experts from on high who see things clearly from their ivory towers.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-6708211701176466982007-06-04T10:39:00.000+12:002007-06-04T10:39:00.000+12:00Personalised learning is easily said by politician...Personalised learning is easily said by politicians and only rarely done by teachers. It is to those few insightful teachers we need to look to for inspiration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-21756121091180842082007-06-03T18:40:00.000+12:002007-06-03T18:40:00.000+12:00All schools should have a copy of the book 'The B...All schools should have a copy of the book 'The Big Picture'.If nothing else such a school should exist in every major community as an alternative for the creative and alienated students - that's about 20 percent on current figures (those who leave with nothing to show for their time at school). A figure that must ring warning bells in peoples' minds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com