Suggest people look at Bruce Hammonds latest blog post on creativity. He writes about how the important stuff is getting lost in the drive around numeracy and literacy. Every politician and policy maker should read it.
The concern is as we move towards only teaching what can be measured in output and input terms we will only teach those things that maximise that.
Annual reports, strategic plans, AsTTle, variations, ERO. Numbers, numbers, numbers.
What about creativity, insight, thinking, and never mind fun, happiness or laughter.
About Me
- Brian OC
- I am a Physics teacher in Phnom Penh, Cambodia having previously worked in Uzbekistan, China, Bangladesh and Australia. Prior to that I had a career in New Zealand education and I was fortunate to establish an innovative secondary school in Auckland.
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Thanks Brian - I wrote you a long reply on my blog!!!
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