As an MYP Coordinator working to implement the MYP Next Chapter changes at my school I find one of the conversations I have the most often involves a perceived conflict between the need to teach ‘stuff’, and the extra time it takes to build a framework around the ‘stuff’. All too often the reply I … [Read more…]
I have just finished reading a really fascinating article called How David Beats Goliath: When underdogs break the rules. The main gist of the article is that throughout history underdogs have had unbelievable success when they decide to compete on their own terms rather than conventional terms. In the David vs Goliath battle David hastened … [Read more…]
Today I was telling my wife about my previous blog post on an article I was reading called Compensating for Computers. As a social scientist and something of an expert on social learning she immediately cut to the chase with this great quote: You have to give them roots before you give them wings. This … [Read more…]
