Category: Education
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Hans Rosling
So sad to hear of his death yesterday. This video – that I’ve used countless times in lessons – captures the man and his message perfectly. A brilliant communicator.
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Body-Cams for Teachers
Absolutely nothing terrifyingly Orwellian about this then. I think the key issue here is about creep in terms of use. “The cameras are not on all the time. Where there is a perceived threat to a member of staff or pupil for example, they are used. It’s not like a surveillance camera.” That, I think,…
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7-11… 9/11… 18th Century… Europe… | On History
Today I overheard two people talking, one of whom seemed to be (not the first time I’d heard this) conflating 7-Eleven and 9/11. ‘Wait,’ she said when brought up on this. ‘They’re not the same thing?’ No. One is a chain of convenience stores, the other a major terrorist attack and one of the defining moments…
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‘The focus on maths and science doesn’t add up. The arts must be in the equation’
I’ve a new opinion piece in The Guardian, arguing that the UK government’s obsession with high performance in Maths and Science is misplaced, and that squeezing out the arts is hugely short-sighted, especially given the long-standing strength of our creative industries.
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Avoiding Burnout
I wrote a piece for The Guardian a few weeks back, looking at the (major) issue of teacher burnout. Strikes me that it could resonate more widely into other professions too…especially ‘pastoral’ ones. Panic attacks, tears, anxiety and breakdown are sadly too common across the nation’s staff rooms, and as governments demand more and more…