It seems that, even at a young age, ambitions (in terms of jobs and career) can influence emotional strength and resilience and could well be a driving force for attitude and behaviour all the way through school.
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.
We were intrigued to read recently in the Times Educational Supplement about the comments of Pasi Sahlberg, a leading education campaigner and government official in Finland.
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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.