Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, morals, beliefs, and habits.
Readings for creative teachers Saturday 11th May 1980 Bruce and I have long left the ‘chalkface’ but we still have a passion for an education system that is based on democratic classrooms that focus on developing the gifts and talents of all students. Sadly most classrooms are neither democratic (valuing the identity, […]
Educational Readings Friday 3rd May 1980 The hubs – a return to collegiality? The recent publication of the Tomorrows Schools Review hasn’t seemed to have hit the headlines and Allan and Bruce were wondering how schools have reacted to it. The main premise of the review was to develop greater […]
Jo Boaler: Math teaching is about developing positive attitudes towards the subject Educational Reading Friday 20 April 1980 Easter Friday Holidays are a time to catch your breath and to think about how to make teaching better for both teachers and students. Allan and I are no longer involved in teaching […]
What is a truly creative education? Creative teaching Readings Friday 12th April Bruce and I spend time each week gathering articles that encourage a creative approach to education. This of course begs the question what makes a classroom creative? Bruce has been involved in encouraging creative approaches to education for […]
Educational Readings 6th April 1980 The need to identify and share teacher expertise We’ve always believed that the real experts in education are those that actually do it. Obviously such teachers gain support from those distant from the classroom but if it doesn’t happen in the classroom it doesn’t happen. […]
Educational Readings Friday 29th March 1980 Teachers: Your future is at stake! The 7th April is the last day to make your views known about the proposals included in the Tomorrow’s Schools Review report ‘Our Schooling Future: Stronger Together’. The report outlines the possibility of the biggest change in our […]
Readings 22nd March 1980 It’s a week from the tragedy of Christchurch. So much has been said but what is that schools can do to develop greater cultural awareness, understanding and respect? This is a wakeup call to move away from the technocratic approach of the past decades towards a […]
Time for new thinking Educational Readings 15 March 1980Collated by Allan Alach and Bruce Hammonds Introductory thoughts Just listened to an economist Kate Rayworth on National Radio about the purpose of the economy. Currently it’s about unlimited growth with minimal concern with the effect it has on the sustainability of […]
Education Readings Introduction to readings It would seem many schools are still locked into the assessment and associated documentation required by National Standards and as a result are dedicating too much of their time to literacy and numeracy – as important as they are. Bruce and I have long believed […]
Education Readings The new term is underway and hopefully teachers now have some time for some reflective reading? Establishing a new class is a challenging experience and, under pressure, it is easy to fall back to doing what has always been expected. It was John Dewey Still worth a read […]
Education Readings By Allan Alach The new term is underway we wonder how many schools, now that the National Standards have gone, have begun the vital transformation to place the 2007 New Zealand Curriculum centre stage and, as part of this shift, have re-imagined literacy and numeracy as ‘foundation skills’ […]
Education Readings By Allan Alach Now that the National Standards emphasis on literacy and numeracy, and the onerous associated assessment and documentation are no longer required, it’s time for a new emphasis – a return to a creative holistic and personalised approach to education. With this in mind Bruce Hammonds […]
Beginning the year in style Teaching is one profession where there is no shallow end. From day one you are presented with up to thirty plus young individuals for you to shape into a learning community; and every class community will be different. Even experienced teachers have No shallow end for […]
Its been a while since I’ve posted on my blog but I thought the below was worth sharing – Bruce Teaching the Best Practice Way By Harvey Daniels and Marilyn Bizar. A valuable book for teachers wanting to develop a modern learning environment. The other day I heard an interview […]
Time to call it a day? Readings week 2 July 1980 Our Leading-Learning blog has a long history. It began as Primary Arts Magazines set up by Wayne Morris and Bruce in 1980. Over 25 editions were printed. They were hand compiled and posted and when subscribers got over 500 it […]
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