This week, a compendium of sorts of interesting things I’ve stumbled across on Twitter. Hope you find something to get the brain fizzing.
The phrase "best practice" is such a popular buzzword in education. Yet, the implications of: "Who is it actually a 'best practice' for?" and "What people determine such practices?" are often under examined.
And much to the detriment of our most vulnerable student groups.
I’ve never liked the phrase Best Practice. What if we referred to Attuned Practice instead, or as Philippa Nicoll Antipas throws out in the comments, Emerging Practice?
If parents knew the facts, they would avoid a high-achieving school for their kids, move out of a high-achievement school district and use the money spent on tutoring for more enjoyable family pursuits.
Some disturbing research recently published draws a direct link between the relentless pursuit of academic excellence and poor mental health outcomes for teenagers.
"Play and art and story are tools that allow us to experiment with life and to take charge of it. Given the primacy of this evolutionary survival strategy, we needn't worry that children are playing too much at school. We need to worry that they aren't playing enough." p140
Quite!
Always appreciate Michael Rosen's perspective!
"the word ‘literature’ has been abolished. It is, as you know, now called, ‘literacy’. So this has turned the act of reading into a performance to be assessed."
#edchat
He’s on the money here, in my book!
Apparently, ‘objective’ assessments turn out to subjectively favour certain demographics.
Great "fireside chat" with @WholeEducation Co-Executive Director James Pope (@popejames) yesterday, ranging far and wide - we even got into the implications of embodied cognition for education. Watch this space: seismic changes are coming...
Whole Education @WholeEducation
Don’t hold back Guy!
Great start to a wet old week! I love these links, Bevan.