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Introducing Diversity to a Homogeneous Classroom Environment
And I know you like a jazzier title, so….. Don’t tell me your kids are too white to care about black people! Life has a funny way of throwing truths at you, doesn’t it? One minute, you’re happily living in your self-selected bubble of radical, leftist, anti-racist educationalists who are as right-on as right-on gets…
“The Power of Now” in Education
This morning I had a revelation. For years I’ve been blaming student apathy, burnout and anxiety on the various components of the educational system which I had previously labelled ‘broken’. Testing, competition, class rankings, lacklustre teaching, pointless busy-work, politician-designed curriculum… the list goes on. But this morning, whilst listening to Eckhart Tolle’s “The Power of…
Encouraging Meaningful Engagement in Home Learners
First of all, I think we can all stop calling it ‘home schooling’ now. Most home educators don’t relate and pretty much every parent I know has finally reliased that teachers are the unsung heroes, that they all deserve a pay rise, that they’ve forgotten pretty much everything they learned in school and that what…
Intrinsic Motivation
Motivation is a funny thing. Sometimes we feel like we’re filled with inspiration and an awareness of the things we need to do to get to where we want to go. Sometimes we just want to sit in our pjs and watch television. Some people are highly motivated by work, money and career success, they…
Process Over Product
This is a concept that will not sit well with a lot of people who are used to the traditional system of getting good grades, landing that perfect job or finally getting to marry the woman of their dreams. Our society is so heavily entrenched both in setting our sights on and reaching goals that…
Autonomy
In the 1960s, ‘parenting’ gained traction as a distinct concept rather than just a way to describe our progenitors. At that time various ‘styles’ of parenting were theorised including: authoritarian, permissive and authoritative. Though in the 80s we had ‘neglectful’ added to that list, it’s not until fairly recently that a fifth option has begun…
How to Develop a Forest School Mindset at Home: Problem Solving (pt2)
(or for those of you who need a jazzier title:) How to encourage your kids to sort out their own junk so that you can drink your coffee in peace Nothing is filling my every waking thought like quite like problem solving is these days. Everywhere I look I’m seeing opportunities to encourage problem solving,…
Ground Ivy Vedgeree
What are all of these words typed in close succession? I hear you ask. I get it. You’ve never heard of ground ivy and you’ve never heard of vedgeree, so how on earth can I reasonably expect you to eat either one of them. Let me start with the least contentious of the two: vedgeree…
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