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| The end of a week of rolling strikes in NZ |
Education Readings
By Allan Alach
Every week Bruce Hammonds and I collect articles
to share with teachers to encourage a creative approach to teaching and
learning. I welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it
to me at allanalach@inspire.net.nz
Why didn't teachers strike when National
was in? I'll tell you what we did!!
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| Confronting National's Min Tolley |
‘This blog post aims to put that to
bed. Because teachers did not sit
quietly during National's tenure. They,
with the NZEI and PPTA, stood strong against #GERM neoliberal policies set up
to destroy our free quality public education system. Because of teachers, Minister of Education
Chris Hipkins and the coalition government have the bones and a bit of flesh
still left.’
Why Are We Still Assigning Homework?
‘I am asking that teachers who are
assigning homework really think about why you are assigning it. I want parents
to think about why they push for it. As I have talked to parents,
teachers, kids, administrators I have never heard anyone say, “I love homework.
My kids get so much out of it!”’
What we don’t teach children
‘What is real? It’s a simple question,
but one worth asking if you’re at a young age.
In my work in education, I’ve often come
to the conclusion that the most important thing we can encourage students to do
is this:Question
reality.’
The Magic of Validation
‘Validation is the act of recognizing and
affirming the feelings or perspective of another person. It’s acknowledging
that these thoughts and feelings are true for that person. It’s a very simple,
astoundingly fast way to make progress in a conversation: It eases tension,
builds trust, and gets you and the other person to a solution more quickly.’
The Urgency to Unlearn
‘To be blunt, in the 10 years since
posting, none of the things on my list of “10 Things We Need to Unlearn” have
we actually unlearned. In fact, I’m hard pressed to argue that we’ve even made
inroads on any of them. That said, is anyone surprised?’
Literate, Numerate or Curious?
The future of learning - Australia
Learning About Learning
‘After more than forty years learning
about learning, I’m intrigued by how much I still need to learn. Does this
apply to you?’
'Most educators are aware of the “Four C’s” (Critical
thinking, Creativity, Collaboration and Communication) and their importance in
schools for ensuring the development of today’s skills in our students. But
there are other essential skills and traits that are extremely important;.
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How to Become and Remain a
Transformational Teacher
‘Transformational teachers share best
practices, build mentoring relationships, observe their peers, keep things
fresh, model their subject's usefulness, and demonstrate caring beyond what
they teach.’
From Bruce’s ‘goldie oldies’ file:
Gardner on creativity – are schools encouraging creativity? The
challenge of creativity.
‘Gardner says his audiences expect him to fully endorse creativity
but creativity in human history was ‘neither sought after nor rewarded’. Human societies are naturally conservative – and
schools particularly so. Humans strive to maintain their current position and
in schools this mitigates against educational innovation and interdisciplinary
leaps.’
Experience and Education -John Dewey 1938
‘Such a lot of the ideas expressed today have their genesis in the
ideas of John Dewey.That Dewey's ideas have yet to be fully realised says
something for the power of conservatism in education.’
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