tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post6983204110252126794..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: Kids from Chaos - our achievement tail?Bruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-19976423703236802502010-03-18T16:01:36.810+13:002010-03-18T16:01:36.810+13:00Ah, yes, google is another problem entirely!Ah, yes, google is another problem entirely!Andrew Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873848443926006773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-76801125108136279482010-03-18T15:42:16.511+13:002010-03-18T15:42:16.511+13:00Hi Andrew. I guess it is all relalive.I have been ...Hi Andrew. I guess it is all relalive.I have been working in, and visiting, classroons since the 60s and, in my opinion, it was easier to be creative in those earlier days - not so much compliance nonsense and obsessive assessment etc. If it is still creative then it is great - we need all the creativity we can get.<br /><br />Today I see that literacy and numeracy have all but taken over the whole day and a lot of the art is too teacher dominated. As well in depth inquiry - real inquiry, not using 'google etc, is also rare.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-42125533412063115122010-03-18T09:55:16.342+13:002010-03-18T09:55:16.342+13:00One thing about nostalgia is that it seems it was ...One thing about nostalgia is that it seems it was always better in the good old days. But, honestly, when I compare my experiences in the 70s with my children's experiences in the last decade, I would have to say that the more creative programmes are those that are offered now.<br /><br />And that comparison is not just based on a single school, but three separate schools for me, and three for my children. Certainly not a comprehensive sample, but enough for me to doubt the assertion that the 70s were somehow better.Andrew Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873848443926006773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-51843407733780875092010-03-03T00:03:46.703+13:002010-03-03T00:03:46.703+13:00You are right -we seem to have lost more than we h...You are right -we seem to have lost more than we have gained the past decades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-429532925297876072010-03-02T12:57:43.783+13:002010-03-02T12:57:43.783+13:00I am coming to the conclusion that the literacy (a...I am coming to the conclusion that the literacy (and numeracy) programmes have all but killed off the creative spirit in many classrooms. Once this time was called the 'language arts' and integrated a wide range of expressive activities - most centred around the energy provided by the class study.<br /><br />Claxton's 'learnacy' and Sir Ken Robinson's creativity have lost out to current technocratic formulaic best practice teaching and testing. The standards are just another step down the wrong trail.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-58783842539890778782010-03-02T03:29:18.096+13:002010-03-02T03:29:18.096+13:00You are so right - even the best of primary classr...You are so right - even the best of primary classrooms have lost the plot.Literacy has replaced authentic student inquiry/creativity as the focus. The standards are simply the final conclusion of such an approach.<br /><br />All students require personalised help to develop lost learning power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com