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. …
The concepts that pervade our thoughts affect how we function and behave. They are not merely intellectual musings. In Metaphors We Live By (1980 and 2003), Lakoff & Johnson state that “Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature.” They argue that our conceptual system …
On 26th March 2021 the DfE released a document intended to support curriculum development in music for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. This document was developed by teachers, with input from others in the sector and leading musicians. It is a model, a non-statutory resource for schools. And, as models tend to be in …
Continue reading The isle is full of noises: the Model Music Curriculum
