Archive for January, 2012
Stephen Heppell talking to Marc Prensky about the role of the teacher in todays world.
Posted by jboydedu in Uncategorized on January 20, 2012
First posted on http://edupln.ning.com/video/marc-prensky-what-is-the-role-of-the-teacher-in-todays-world?xg_source=shorten_twitter
Why Teachers are Leaving the profession
Posted by jboydedu in Uncategorized on January 19, 2012
This story shows how, and why, NOT to improve teacher performance through standardised test links to merit pay. A very salutory story. Terrific story by a brave ex-teacher. A teacher’s story: Why the DC Impact system Bloomberg wants NYC schools to emulate caused me to leave teaching First published on, and well worth a visit [...]
Finnish Education – what the fuss is all about
Posted by jboydedu in Uncategorized on January 19, 2012
Respected American journalist, Dan Rather, reports on what the fuss is all about over Finnish Education. It’s interesting that this is exactly what was happening in Australian schools in the 1990s. It is the greatest failure of Australian political advisors that this was not pursued, but rather our cultural cringe had us looking to America [...]
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