tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post1804238518714475712..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: Guy Claxton- 'Learning Power'Bruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-30874454050062742672008-09-20T11:48:00.000+12:002008-09-20T11:48:00.000+12:00I think what you are reflecting is 'curriculum dra...I think what you are reflecting is 'curriculum drag' - old ideas need time and encouragement to get rid of. Our 'new', 'back to the future', curriculum is a step in the right direction - the Ministry saving us from themselves! I bet it won't make much of a dent in our traditional secondary schools.<BR/><BR/>I have ordered, through Amazon, Claxton's latest book.'The Point of School' .Should be a good read.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-65922280814112496192008-09-20T09:45:00.000+12:002008-09-20T09:45:00.000+12:00While people like yourself and Guy Claxton - and t...While people like yourself and Guy Claxton - and the 07 New Zealand Curriculum, spread the message of 'learnacy', out in the 'real world' the consuming emphasis on literacy and numeracy continues. When schools report to BOT/Ministry on their 'targets' for 'learning power' things will have changed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com