With few exceptions, the world’s school systems – both public and private – were unprepared for the conditions created by COVID-19. This is a rapid look at what I have seen happening. First Take The lockdown approach adopted by most countries, designed to limit the spread of COVID-19 and to relieve pressure on medical services, […]
You have to enjoy this. The BBC reports that there have now been 30 years of UK exam results where girls have consistently out-performed boys. I can’t claim the credit (or blame?) but I do remember when I joined the National Foundation for Education Research (NFER) in the early 1980s, that the future was in the air.
Doctoring the results Read More »
I want to continue on a theme I started recently. You see, there is a not a simple route to improving pedagogy and we can do a lot of damage by suggesting that there is. An allegory will help and I am sorry for the inevitable generalisation. With global pedagogy, it is best to recognise
The Three Villages Read More »
In one of my favourite reports on teaching and learning – the distinguished 2000 study of cognitive science published by John Bransford (et al.) for the US National Research Council, titled ‘How People Learn’ – there is a beautiful piece of writing about what makes for great teaching. It is called, “Imagine Three Teachers”. It is a
The idea of ‘deep schooling’ Read More »
