I would really urge watching Michael Gove above on ‘What education is for’. There’s quite some possibility that this talk will act as one of the first big salvos in what is shaping up to be an increasingly divisive debate between the parties on education ahead of the General Election. It has galvanised certain bloggers [...]
Entries from August 16th, 2009
Michael Gove and the return to ‘chalk-and-talk’
August 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Education
Tags:David Price·educational policy·Matthew Taylor·Michael Gove·RSA
Video Games and Children: first salvo
August 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Impact of computer games / internet
I’m going to start fondly at home: with dysTalk. Last October, Tom Maher gave a talk for us on Video Games and Children. It was an elegant and convincing argument against their use from the perspective of a teacher, and shall form a perfect opening for our debate. His allegations: 1. They take up children’s [...]
Benjamin Franklin’s education
August 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Education, Good Teaching
I’m re-reading John Taylor Gatto’s The Underground History of American Education, a rollicking read, and feel compelled to quote the passages on Benjamin Franklin’s education. Frustratingly, JTG is quite footnote-shy so I’m going to have to take his word for it. Indirectly, this provides early anecdotal evidence for the key role parents play in a [...]
A Fresh Start
August 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Education, Good Teaching, Impact of computer games / internet
With the optimism of the summer and a new academic year, this blog is going to see some changes. 4 posts a week, A bit more direction I’ve felt myself lurch ever closer to the ‘club bore’ on matters of education; this blog (rather than the ears of bored friends) shall become by receptacle instead. [...]
