By Allan Alach
Another mixture of items this week - the usual anti-GERM articles,
as well as other articles focussing on a more positive approach to quality,
child centred education.
I welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it
to me at allan.alach@ihug.co.nz.
This week’s homework!
What
If Schools Created a Culture of "Do" INSTEAD of a Culture of
"Know?"
Bill Ferriter is another US blogger who is
well worth following. The title speaks for itself.
Britain’s
bizarre plan to take schooling back to the stone age
Madness is contagious.
Yong Zhao: Redefining
Excellence
This 20 minute video is well worth watching.
Homework:
An Unnecessary Evil?
Articles by Alfie Kohn are always worth
reading.
‘A
brand-new study on the academic effects of homework offers not only some
intriguing results but also a lesson on how to read a study -- and a reminder
of the importance of doing just that: reading studies (carefully) rather
than relying on summaries by journalists or even by the researchers
themselves.’
Students
at Cooperative Schools Are More Engaged
More research to be ignored by the school
‘deform’ movement.
30
Things You Can Do To Promote Creativity in Your Classroom
Thanks to Australian reader Tess Pajaron,
from Open Colleges, for this link.
Future
of Handwriting and Its Effect on Learning
I’ve wrestled with this over the years- what
role does handwriting play in an increasingly technological world? This article
makes the case for teaching of handwriting.
TEDxTeen - Jacob Barnett: Forget What You Know
Watch this!!!!
Jacob
Barnett is an American mathematician and child prodigy. At 8 years old, Jacob
began sneaking into the back of college lectures at IUPUI. After being
diagnosed with autism since the age of two and placed in his school's special
ed. program, Jacob's teachers and doctors were astonished to learn he was able
to teach calculus to college students.
Learning
a Living: The Lumiar schools, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Here’s an antidote to the Bill Gates’ model
- Brazilian business entrepreneur Ricardo Semler has developed this schooling
model.
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| Ricardo Semler:Check out his book 'Maverick' |
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