We all know that to teach something well, we need to learn it properly first. If we then teach it to somebody else, we end up learning it really well ourselves.
Students who have developed these Habits of Mind will be able to apply their learning to an ever-expanding array of challenges
If you’ve ever wondered why a particular song is catchy, it may be because you’ve heard it before on the radio, in a store, or on a soundtrack.
So, here we are, already in October and into the second month of the new National Curriculum! How are things settling down? Is it better not to have to bother with Levels? Or are you finding them being recreated, despite your best endeavours?
In response to our recent 5-minute Briefing on ‘Academic Mindsets’, one of our readers replied that she enjoys the Briefings and finds them very relevant to her own thinking and practice. We welcome all feedback – positive and negative – so, if you've time, please feel free to drop us a line to let us know what you think.
Socrates still has lots to offer educators who are looking to 'kindle the flame'.
We know that a key question for all teachers is: what is it that motivates a student to want to learn. We recently came across this research into academic mindsets and thought you might find it as interesting as we did.
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