Saturday, 14 April 2018

Discussion of an authoritarian zero tolerance school

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Little robots: behind the scenes in an academy school. An ethnographic study of a 'flagship'academy school with zero tolerance revea...
Saturday, 7 April 2018

Lincoln High School Walla Walla

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Everything we have argued for is found here, in Western Australia. Relate don't suspend! This is how it went down: A student blows u...
Friday, 9 March 2018

At the dentist

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A visit to the dental hygienist today led to an interesting conversation. We will call her Kay and her assistant Jenny. Their children are...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018

Jarlath O'Brien

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Looking at negative behaviour as the communication of an unmet need has transformed my understanding of behaviour. His book:  D on't...
Sunday, 4 February 2018

Review by Chris Searle, Sean's former school teacher

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Review of 'Living Contradiction' by Sean Warren and Stephen Bigger (Crown House Publishing)     'Living Contradiction...
Tuesday, 26 December 2017

Why Our Coercive System of Schooling Should Topple

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Why Our Coercive System of Schooling Should Topple by Peter Gray  click here  asan application of John Holt's view of children's lea...

The Joy and Sorrow of re-reading John Holt's How Children Learn

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The Joy and Sorrow of re-reading John Holt's How Children Learn, by Peter Gray,  click here •  Children don’t choose to learn in ord...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017

The transformative power of Values-based Education (VbE)

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The transformative power of Values-based Education (VbE) by Dr Neil & Jane Hawkes www.valuesbasededucaton.com, © Dr Neil and Jane Haw...
Tuesday, 28 November 2017

Research, Pedagogy and Power

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Stephen Bigger.   The last two months has been a baptism of fire in twitter-feed. Especially between 'Tell them things then test them...
Saturday, 25 November 2017

Alfie Kohn

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Teaching without being authoritarian - https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/tes-talks-alfie-kohn?amp