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Lesson(in)Action: The Greatest Evils!
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Friday, 19 June 2015. Art Pedagogy- Measurement ,Speculation and Subjectivation. 8216;Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else and root out every thing else’. Location 31. So speaks the character of Thomas Gradgrind ‘a man of realities’ in Charles Dickens Hard Times. 8216;[W]here neoconservative ideology is being imposed on the education system without any attempt to seek consensus or proper dialogue with the teaching.
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Lesson(in)Action: A Cold Data Point, Bereft of Nuance
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Wednesday, 2 September 2015. A Cold Data Point, Bereft of Nuance. 8216;We should resist the temptation to continue looking for a mechanical explanation for something which plainly is not mechanical in nature’. 8216;An immutable mobile is this two dimensional summary of data, often in the form of charts, graphs or tables which is easily transported, hence mobile, and immutable in that it does not change when it is transported. For instance a map is portable, whereas what it represents is not, and the stat...
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Lesson(in)Action: Losing Confidence
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Thursday, 30 April 2015. I firmly believe that when the staff in an academy or school see all the initiatives in their institution geared towards external accountability measures, they are right to lose confidence in their leaders because the leaders have clearly lost confidence in themselves. I cannot attribute the quote to its source as I failed to make a note of the link. I apologise for this. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Unlesson Manifesto DEMANDS. Spot the Statistical Anomaly. Dear collea...
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Lesson(in)Action: GERM - Global Education Reform Movement
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Sunday, 27 July 2014. GERM - Global Education Reform Movement. GERM - is it losing momentum? Http:/ www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/blogs/warwick-mansell/does-goves-demotion-show-education-reform-has-a-popularity-problem/. The NAHT has a long way to go to prove to teachers that they feel GERM is detrimental to our education system and. Personally I think it is too much to hope for at present but I am delighted it is even being discussed. Any thoughts or answers would be appreciated. Learn From You...
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Lesson(in)Action: Academia Is Not The Only Fruit!
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Thursday, 3 April 2014. Academia Is Not The Only Fruit! 8220;No pedagogy which is truly liberating can remain distant from the oppressed by treating them as unfortunates and by presenting for their emulation models from among the oppressors. The oppressed must be their own example in the struggle for their redemption (Freire, 1970, p. 54).”. 8213; Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed. No examples of the oppressed generating high culture - it always comes from the elite? 8216;Dearie Me,. Am I a Socrati...
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Lesson(in)Action: Spot the Statistical Anomaly
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Sunday, 13 July 2014. Spot the Statistical Anomaly. One student had asked if she could sleep during my lesson as she had been up all night dealing with her new born sister as her mother was unable to attend the baby. She had her head on the table. Another had a TA (teaching assistant) working closely with them as they have a learning age of an 8 year old. Two other students were drawing on their arms. One has a lot of scars from self harming. It was the first lesson back for her due to being kept...Whate...
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Lesson(in)Action: Strength in Numbers
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Tuesday, 25 March 2014. The Unlesson Manifesto aims to network like-minded educators who are fed up with having their creativity and professionalism undermined and want to take this opportunity to thank you for seeking out our blog. We encourage you to share it with other teaching friends and acquaintances you have who are keen to peel back the years of political prescription teaching. Join us for one lesson on the 1st April. Avoid prescriptive lesson directives and. As Paulo Friere says:. Learn From You...
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Lesson(in)Action: Three Ways Art Could Change Britain
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Sunday, 26 April 2015. Three Ways Art Could Change Britain. Https:/ www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/art-is-best-policy. Published 20 April 2015. Visual art can shape approaches across public policy. Here are three unlikely areas where art and artists can make a difference. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Unlesson Manifesto DEMANDS. The ideological project embodied in educational policies since the ERA [Education Reform Act] has introduced increased regulation of . Spot the Statistical Anomaly.
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Lesson(in)Action: Learn From Your Mistakes. Gain Knowledge (RIP Gareth Utting)
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Friday, 2 May 2014. Learn From Your Mistakes. Gain Knowledge (RIP Gareth Utting). O]ur collective humanity depends upon creating the learning environment where joy, inspiration and imagination can become realities for children'. Theunlessonmanifesto offers it's deepest condolences to Alison Utting, widow of Gareth Utting. Her letter to Michael Gove is a wonderful testament to teachers and obviously a glowing obituary to a beloved husband. Please read her letter. Dear Mr Gove,. Their hopes for the young p...
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Lesson(in)Action: The Case for a PISA Alternative? Exploring the Global Educational Reform Movement
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Monday, 1 September 2014. The Case for a PISA Alternative? Exploring the Global Educational Reform Movement. Part Three: Shifting the Focus. The PISA Results Summary 2012 state on page 9 that ‘ Countries with large numbers of students who struggle to master basic reading skills at age 15 are likely to be held back in the future. Interestingly it’s PISA again that:. PISA Results Summary 2012, 20. Dreux et al. 2013, 24. The simple answer is perhaps to allow students to select subjects that interest them an...
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