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 […]
Real creativity – the missing element in education Readings 24th June 1980 We are coming to the thought that we are speaking to a minority in our efforts to encourage an education system that places creativity and the creative arts central to teaching and learning. Confirmed by views seen recently […]
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 new teachers. second thoughts about […]
Something to think about before you return to school Short quotes I’ve collected using the screensaver facility on my smart phone I think they are worth a quick read – they may confirm ( or challenge ) your teaching philosophy. Obviously I’ve chosen quotes that reflect my own view. Unfortunately I didn’t […]
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