As I mentioned in a post earlier this year, what I’ve found so liberating over the past few years in education is thought. Because for many years, thought just wasn't really encouraged. And not only that, innumerable school leaders couldn't think well because there wasn't sufficient shared knowledge of what would work best in our schools, …
I’m very aware that not everyone will agree with the title of this post. I know there are many of you out there who cite that visiting some of our best schools was a Damascene moment in your careers, where you saw what actually can be done. And, do you know what? I agree. Often, …
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What I’ve found so liberating over the past few years in education is thought. I’m aware that sounds rather abstract. This is what I mean: for many years the prevailing orthodoxy in education, at least in my experience, didn’t encourage much thought. And to think, to conjure other possibilities, one has to know. Much of …
I am currently reading the brilliant Reader, Come Home by Maryanne Wolf. I’ve reached a point in the book where Wolf explores heightened sensory stimulation in relation to reading. It’s fascinating, but worrying. In her clearsighted exploration, Wolf has brought lots of concerns to the fore for me, and not just in relation to reading. …
