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Valuing the power of imagination Education Readings By Allan Alach Every week Bruce Hammonds and I search out articles to encourage a creative approach to teaching and learning . We w elcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it to me at allanalach@inspire.net.nz Hattie’s Research is False Here’s a three part series from Kelvin Smythe, addressed to New Zealand University Vice-Chancellors, that comprehensively deconstructs John Hattie’s so-called ‘research’ . As Hattie and his acolytes have done, and are still doing, great damage to holistic education, all teachers need to be aware of the falsehoods in his findings. Other educationists have also found similar issues . ‘My concern is that none of the variables in his research are validly isolated or under control, resulting in an academic shambles that, in being left unexposed, has had devastating consequences for teachers and children around the world, and especially New Zealand.’ http://bit.ly/2Js6Fy8 http://bit.ly/...

Education Readings Students exploring the environment By Allan Alach Every week Bruce Hammonds and I search out articles worldwide to encourage a creative approach to teaching and learning. I welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it to me at allanalach@inspire.net.nz Letting Students Succeed as Themselves ( about NZ) An American teacher shares a lesson learned during time he spent in New Zealand schools . ‘ What if this idea were applied to other contexts? What if we in the U.S. worked to provide all of our students with knowledge to succeed and be proud in knowing who they are? School would be a different experience for these young people if they felt a connection to learning. School would be less about fulfilling external requirements and more about investing in a process that would be central to one’s current and future identity.’ https://edut.to/2JUskQq Seven reasons people no longer want to be teachers ( from Australia) How many of these ring bells for y...

Education Readings By Allan Alach It's holiday time in New Zealand so take the time to check out a few readings I welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it to me at allanalach@inspire.net.nz Individual Testing is Killing Teaching ‘ And it lead to each individual child in every class being tested individually . Each child’s strengths can be identified, and the gaps they have can then be specifically targeted. Teachers knew what each child needed, and could pass comment on this first hand to their parents or caregivers, through the wonderful National Standard reports that were sent home twice a year. Great. Except that it is unmanageable.' http://bit.ly/2qlwzM4 Stop Relying on Teachers to Teach Our Kids to be Good People! ‘I'm a big fan of teachers. Trust me. I am one. So is my wife. But speaking as a parent, we are asking our teachers to do things we should be doing ourselves. While teachers are glad to help with the development of students, it is no...

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 Do Some Educators Burn Out While Others Seem to Grow More Passionate? ‘ When you listen to someone who is burned out, they often point to circumstances as the reason for their malaise . There is lack of support, lack of resources, problems with students, parents, administrators, other teachers, lawmakers, the department of education, society, you name it. And all of those things might be true . But others faced with exactly the same circumstances seem to tell themselves a different story.’ http://bit.ly/2E7QgMl What creativity really is - and why schools need it ‘Teachers often have biases against creative students , fearing that creativity in the classroom will be disruptive. They devalue creative personality attributes such as risk taking, impulsivity and independence. They inhibit creativity by focusing on the reproduction of knowledge and ...