Thinking Aloud about Reading AloudIn a recent post about reading aloud, I mentioned that I generally discourage teachers from using reading aloud as a strategy in the…Feb 27, 2020Feb 27, 2020
Published inAge of AwarenessModelling ThinkingAs a teacher, you’re probably familiar with “modelling”. But have you ever modelled thinking?Feb 26, 2020Feb 26, 2020
Published inAge of AwarenessWhat Happened When I Applied My Philosophy on Education to My Own Fitness.Over the past few years, I have tried a few times to lose weight, and after starting from scratch twice over, I was having no success.Feb 22, 20201Feb 22, 20201
Do your classroom rules emphasise Control or Respect?I recently had a conversation with some teachers about rules in the classroom. I started by asking them what rules they would establish in…Feb 4, 2020Feb 4, 2020
Debating IntelligenceIntelligence has been the site of an ongoing and very vocal battle of ideas and ideals for a very long time with well respected proponents…Sep 15, 2017Sep 15, 2017
The Road to DystopiaA friend of mine recently suggested that Trump’s sheer incompetence in almost every regard made it very difficult to take seriously any…Sep 10, 2017Sep 10, 2017
On Native and Non-Native Teacher EqualityIt feels cheap to start this article with a list of caveats, but it also feels necessary. During my career as a teacher (9 years in so far…Sep 7, 2017Sep 7, 2017
Redefining SuccessThere is one word that so many people consider the pinnacle of positivity but which actually, if mistreated, can be the number one source…Sep 5, 2017Sep 5, 2017
What is learning?I was initially going to title this post “How do we learn?”. I have concluded that above all else, that is really my main interest. As a…Sep 2, 2017Sep 2, 2017
