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11th of the 11th 1918 Education Readings   By Allan Alach I know a school I know a school where almost all the students are successful. It's an interesting plac e. They don't give grades at this school. There are no numbers. No test scores. No SAT, ACT, no GPA or other acronyms. No rankings. Yet, the kids are more than alright. They create amazing things. They contribute to their communities in all sorts of ways. They're happy. They love coming to school. Those that want to go to college after they graduate. Others take different paths, which everyone celebrates. We talk about success in schools as if it were a data point. It's not. And even if it were, you really think the data we're collecting now equates to success in any but the most tenuous ways? Look at your kids. Talk to them. See if they love to learn. See if they have passion. See if they care. See if they're happy. Those are much clearer indicators of "success" than any set of numbers can sup...

Education Readings   By Allan Alach Happy birthday to John Dewey, visionary educator, social reformer, psychologist, and philosophe r. Dewey was central to the development of the so-called progressive movement in education, which emphasizes the importance of student participation and meaningful activity in the classroom . Dewey began his career as a classroom teacher. After becoming a professor of philosophy, he shifted much of his attention to education, founding the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and writing School and Society, which argued for the need for collaborative practical experimentation in the classroom . His emphasis on practical skills and learning by doing upended the inherited wisdom of the time, which valued obedience and rote memorization. John Dewey died in 1952. Over the course of his long career, he published 40 books and 700 articles on a wide variety of topics, and indelibly influenced the world’s classrooms with his meaning-oriented, democrati...

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...

Kate Shepherd - Suffragette 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 Are you heading for a career burnout- the symptoms and  how to beat it? I can relate to this…. ‘Career burnout usually creeps in quite insidiously; slowly but surely over time .Tthe very nature of career burnout can make it physically and mentally difficult to draw up the required energy needed to address it.’ http://bit.ly/2xa4eeW Why This Time is Different - school reform the past 100 years. ‘“Given the number of books that have been written and papers that have been presented around  school change over more than 50 years by some very well informed and esteemed writers, why has there been so little change in schools and why do you think it will be any different this time ...