Not long ago a drive emerged against "fun" lessons. The push was to rid the focus on fun and return it to subject knowledge itself. Soon followed the argument that students had to accept boring lesson...

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Does knowledge = understanding? This simple equation suggests that the extent of a person's understanding is purely equal to the extent of their knowledge. Proponents of this claim suggest that it gro...

Zen is the state of not worrying about things you cannot change, but becoming fully immersed in the things you do. In short, I believe this is about being in the moment. You can see this philosophy in...

I want to share a distinction I perceive. It’s the one in the title, but to see what I mean, I need to shed light on how I’m using the term optimisation. To help, I’ll compare schools with two differe...

Why we don't need another hero Wednesday: 15.40, 2004, in The Red Lion Your confidant is waiting in the pub for you: cider and black on the table- chair stretched out. He has heard there has been an i...

The current focus on ‘adaptive teaching’ has meant that the craft (or art) of teacher modelling has rightly been foregrounded, as a crucial mechanism for making learning accessible. Interestingly, whe...