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Education Readings By Allan Alach I welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it to me at allanalach@inspire.net.nz Why even the world’s highest-scoring schools need to change ‘ Marion Brady is a veteran educator who has long argued that public schools in the United States need a paradigm shift . The core curriculum, he says, does not meet the needs of today’s students, and schools fail to do the most important thing they should be doin g. He explains in the following post.’ http://wapo.st/2mUwwq0 You Probably Believe Some Learning Myths: Take Our Quiz To Find Out ‘ We all want for our kids to have optimal learning experiences and, for ourselves, to stay competitive with lifelong learning . But how well do you think you understand what good learning looks like ? Ulrich Boser says, probably not very well.’ http://n.pr/2noFahe We should be cautious about classroom tech Teachers are the most imp APP ‘However, before we blithely fall off the digital cliff fac...

Educational ideas from Ireland 'Learning by Wandering' by Marie Martin I have just been looking at a book ,'Learning by Wandering: an Ancient Irish Perspective for a Digital World'  sent to me  because the Irish author Marie Martin had made use of some of my writing from an e-zine I wrote in 2009. I felt it a bit of a honour to be included in her book alongside well recognized  international  educational writers she made reference to. The book is all about 'restoring' a vision for education in a digital age ; to help reengage learners meaningfully in their own learning. 'Restoring' because Marie draws on her extensive knowledge of  cultural perspectives of ancient Irish understanding of learning as nourishment for the human spirit, expressed in early Ireland as 'learning by wandering '. A synthesis of old and new She believes that a synthesis of ancient wisdom and new technologies can transform our current education system - one that is alienati...

Education Readings By Allan Alach I welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it to me at allanalach@inspire.net. nz Writing is more beneficial for learning than typing, according to these scientists ‘"When the students were drawing the word we saw that the brain was active in larger areas and also in a very particular way that is indicative of being beneficial for learning, " said van der Weel. The researchers found that when your motor skills are involved, the way nerve cells communicated with each other was found to be better for processing information, he explained. Van der Meer added that using a pen in the process of writing or drawing is often slower than typing —  forcing people to process what they're hearing or seeing, compared with passively typing.’ http://on.mash.to/2nGsRd8 Flogging Dead Horses ‘ Our model of schooling is more than 100 years old and has barely changed in that time The rest of society – our industrial practices, technology...

Education Readings  By Allan Alach I welcome suggested article  so if you come across a gem, email it to me at  allanalach@inspire.net.nz Networkonnet education manifesto for the 2017 election Kelvin Smythe has produced this document setting out his vision for education for the coming New Zealand general election in September this year . There’s much in this that could be adapted for other countries. ‘The propagandising and spinning of education ‘achievement’ that dominates our current system , the scapegoating, disenfranchising, privatisation, and financial and spiritual impoverishment is not government whim or a series of unrelated actions, but ingrained ideological policy as part of global capitalism and a shift against democracy.’ http://bit.ly/2mzD7Gt Five Reasons Why Performance Pay for Teachers is Dangerous Territory Here’s a discussion paper from New Zealand’s newest political party: Gareth Morgan ‘ The New Zealand Initiative’s new report calls ...