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Time to refresh your energy Education Readings   By Allan Alach Every week Bruce Hammonds and I collect articles to share with teachers 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 Time for art and history to rhyme Peter O ’ Connor : ‘The international evidence is crystal clear on the value of the arts in education.  Children in arts rich schools do better academically across all areas of the curriculum. They are more engaged and motivated to come to school.  Children who play musical instruments do better at maths, children who do drama are better at writing. Children who have access to the arts begin to understand and value the power of the imagination.' http://bit.ly/2R7n13Y School walls are oozing with unhelpful growth mindset cheese…. ‘ Get these slogans blown up and laminated and plaster your corridors and walls in them … Bingo! Go Growth Min...

Education Readings By Allan Alach Every week Bruce Hammonds and I collect articles to share with teachers to encourage a creative approach to teaching and learning. We welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it to me at allanalach@inspire.net.nz Drama the pedagogy of hope   ‘The importance of drama as pedagogy and as a way of resisting threats to participatory democracy was affirmed by an international conference of drama educators and researchers in Auckland last week.’ http://bit.ly/2KjDNbm Opinion: Peter Lyons – the modern tyranny of metrics Peter Lyons is dubious when it comes to setting SMART goals to hold teachers accountable . ‘I loathe the modern mantra of management which entails the need for metrics to measure performance and ensure accountability. To prove your worth with a quantifiable measure.’ http://bit.ly/2vq4SUU Place-Based Education Empowers Students to Make Change ‘Place-based learning engages students in solving problems in their communi...

 Originally posted as a blog in 2014 but still relevant 2018......things are now happening A creative education is the key for a positive future for all Dear Mr Hipkins.... A few thoughts to consider if we are to develop a 21st Education System   If Labour is to put the welfare of people ahead of economics (the current privatization winner/loser scenario of the National Party) then the creativity of all citizens must be the number one challenge if NZ is to develop  an inclusive and productive society. Dr Beeby Labour   needs to revisit Peter Fraser/ Dr Beeby’s vision of providing all students with an‘education of the kind they are best fitted and to the fullest extent of theirpowers ’ .    This vision has never been fully realized. To become a truly creative country we need to premise our education system on  the challenge of developing the gifts and talents of all students. Such a vision requires a move away from current standardisation, particularly...

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 ...

Education Readings This week featuring Sir Ken Robinson By Allan Alach I welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it to me at allanalach@inspire.net.nz Here are some links to acknowledge Sir Ken Robinson who is currently in New Zealand. Sir Ken Robinson: creative thought leader in education Interview on Radio New Zealand on Sunday 4th March. http://bit.ly/2tCwJmY Summerhill School: learning as students choose Sir Ken referenced this school in his interview, so here is an interview with Zo e Readhead, daughter of A.S. Neill - a must listen . ‘Summerhill is an alternative free school in Suffolk, England, started by educational leader A.S. Neill in 1921. The pupils are free to come to lessons as they choose, and students and teachers have an equal voice in decision making.’ http://bit.ly/2tGrcfh Ken Robinson: Government “Standardization” Blocks Innovative Education  Reform “I never blame teachers or schools… But there is this deadly culture of standardizing, that...