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Finland Will Become The First Country In The World To Get Rid Of All School Subjects (es) 22 May 2020
In the UK, we would probably call this ‘Project led’ learning – common in our Primary and Junior schools. Perhaps this is the next step and one that I have often advocated as being one of a few ways to make education more relevant. (RG)
Coronavirus: ‘2m children face heightened lockdown risk’ (es) UK (25 April 2020)
Babies may learn most of their vocabulary from their fathers (es) 6 April 2020 (from 21 Feb 2020)
“It’s been suggested in various studies in the past that there are differences between the sexes when it comes to picking up new languages, but what about passing languages on?”
Here’s what a four-year-old should know [AU] (es) 5 Nov 2019
“That the single biggest predictor of high academic achievement is 
reading to children. Not flash cards, not workbooks, not fancy preschools, not blinking toys or computers, but Mum or Dad taking the time every day or night (or both!) to sit and read them wonderful books.”
Watch Paul Scheele – “Facilitating Brilliance” Training Video [US] (es) 2 Nov 2019
Arts education should not be a luxury, says Julie Hesmondhalgh [UK] (es) 20 Oct 2019
“The government are leading on this idea that you teach spelling and punctuation and grammar, but what you really need to do is inspire children, and there is no time for that in the national curriculum. Without time, what you have will be sad and meagre and thin.” – Philip Pullman (interview by Sara Keating, arts and features writer with The Irish Times) [UK] (es) 12 Oct 2019
An outdoor primary school has opened in south London where children spend 95 per cent of their days outside — even in winter [UK] (es) 4 Oct 2019
Crisis café for people at risk of suicide and self harm opens in Huddersfield [UK] (es)
Mindfulness And Meditation Will Now Be Part Of The Curriculum In 370 Schools In England [UK] (es) May 2019
Articles on UK Schools Minister, Nick Gibb, and related subjects (es) Sat 9 Mar 2019
Give older children story time to halt fall in young readers, urge experts (es) Tue 5 Feb 2019
“The Department for Education states that nothing is more important than ensuring every child can read well, and the way to do this is to instil a passion for reading for pleasure. This won’t be achieved by guided reading lessons and tests. Space must be made in the school day for story time,” said David. “Teachers are vastly overburdened by the curriculum and unless time is made for story, then it won’t happen for all children every day, which it needs to – for our children’s futures.”
Climate strike: Schoolchildren protest over climate change (es) Fri 15 Feb 2019
Researchers to track impact of arts activities from birth to 25 (es) Fri 25 Jan 2019
Pupils unable to read is ‘a scandal’, says minister (es) 31 July 2018
Antidepressant prescriptions for [UK] children on the rise (es) 24 July 2018
(950,000 prescriptions issued between April 2015 and March 2018)
The great academy schools scandal (es) 22 July 2018
Curiosity may be a more important trait to foster in children than self-control (es) May 2018
Disturbing trend afoot in kindergartens (es) April 2017 Also watch video: Ken Robinson – Do Schools Kill Creativity?
Artificial Intelligence Is About To Dramatically Change The E-Learning Industry (es) March 2018
The 14 most innovative schools in the world (es) October 2016 (2018)
Elon Musk’s Private School for Kids (es) and previous interview (es) February 2018
Free eBook: 10 Practical Principles For Creating Impactful eLearning (es)
Dear Nicky Morgan: so much for freeing schools from ‘government diktats’ – Michael Rosen “The education system is ‘working’ – in the same way that dying cures illness.” (es) (Richard’s opinion) April 2016
Creating is not just a ‘nice’ activity; it transforms, connects and empowers (es) March 2016
Children should learn mainly through play until age of eight, says Lego (es) March 2016 (Richard’s opinion)
3 Subjects Schools Should Teach To Improve The World (Meditation, Nutrition, Law of Attraction)
Dippy, the Natural History Museum’s iconic Diplodocus cast, is going on a natural history adventure across the UK. (es) February 2018
Homeschooling – the smartest way to teach kids in the 21st century (es) January 2018
The War on Stupid People (es) August 2017
The “secret sauce” behind the world’s most popular online course (es) June 2017
Science classes won’t future-proof our children. But dance might – Christina Patterson (es) April 2017
The importance of creative education: why making is as important as maths, reading and science (es) August 2016 (2017)
Secret Teacher: parents, I wish I could tell you how brilliant your children are (es) July 2016
‘We cannot continue to apply adult amounts of pressure on young people and expect them to cope’ (es) June 2016
Why our children are so bored at school, cannot wait, get easily frustrated and have no real friends? (es) May 2016
Free eBook: 10 Practical Principles For Creating Impactful eLearning (es)
Dear Nicky Morgan: so much for freeing schools from ‘government diktats’ – Michael Rosen “The education system is ‘working’ – in the same way that dying cures illness.” (es) (Richard’s opinion) April 2016
Creating is not just a ‘nice’ activity; it transforms, connects and empowers (es) March 2016
Children should learn mainly through play until age of eight, says Lego (es) March 2016
(Richard’s opinion)
3 Subjects Schools Should Teach To Improve The World (np)
3 Cool Ways English Evolved in 2015 (es)
10 Strange schools around the world (es)
Our obsession with metrics turns academics into data drones (es)
Classroom technology ‘rarely used’ by half of teachers – Josie Gurney-Read (es) (Richard’s opinion)
What can Google Classroom offer to the world of eLearning? – Christopher Pappas (es)
Ministers consider the return of key stage 1 national tests (es)
California school becomes first to lose chairs for standing desks (es)
The Impact of Technology on Children – Will Hinch (Ebuyer Blog) (es)
‘We’re breeding a generation of spoilt yobs’ – Anthony Seldon, Headmaster (es)
‘Learning neglected in the pursuit of exam success’ – Gopal Krishnamurthy, principal (curriculum) at Brockwood Park School (es)
eLearning Interactivity: The Ultimate Guide For eLearning Professionals (es)
Top 100 Tools for Learning 2016 – Jane Hart C4LPT (es)
Effective Motivation (np)
The 3 most common typos people make in online posts and articles (np)
The value of reading (np)
Why Games May Become the Education of the Future / Games boost Learning (es)
What did the teaching unions ever do for us? (np)
Alphabet Jigsaw Mats – a great addition for teaching young children to read. (np)
“Did you know there are 52 letters in the English alphabet?” – Richard Gentle (np)
Digital Literacy (es)
Low-level classroom disruption (es) (Richard’s opinion) (np)
The 3 Rs – ready, respectful and resilient (np)
French tech school has no teachers, no books, no tuition – and it could change everything! (es)
Gove gone! (More…) (np)
The Science of Attention: An article from informedEd (es) – Source: Open Colleges group (es)
‘Technology addiction’ – how should it be treated? (es)
Kids whose time is less structured are better able to meet their own goals (es) (Richard’s opinion) (np)
Anomalies of English (np)
Transforming Curriculum & Assessment (es)
How To Inspire the Next Generation of Creative Thinkers and Innovators (es)
Read Novels In Under 90 Minutes (np)
Discipline and punishment in our schools (np)
A Master Class in Jazz Performance and Creativity (np)
Social Impact Media Awards 2013 – Future Learning (np)
Failing literacy standards in England, UK – is it any wonder? (np)
Wakefield Children’s University and Yorkshire Live Music Project (np)
Social Media in the Classroom – advice from Stephen Heppell’s site (es)
In the past… a little history on the IT revolution in education (np)
Educational Fear of Failure Touches Five Decades (np)
A view of some of the issues facing contemporary teaching and learning by Richard Gentle
A personal view on one alternative for future education (np)
The beginning of a vision by Richard Gentle on the direction education could take with the right understanding and leadership.
Why Technology Isn’t The Solution To Better Education (es)
An article by Richard Gentle for the online magazine, The Evolllution.
The Flipped Classroom Will Redefine the Role of Educators (es)
A good article with useful information for all sectors of education
Trubble with Foniks – a personal tirade against stupidity (np)
A personal view by Richard Gentle who taught his daughter to read by age 3 without the use of phonics, based on both personal understanding and the research of a friend who taught English to foreign children in several schools and wrote about her findings – relating to how all children really learn to read.
Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity (np)
Stephen Heppell – Child Led Learning (np)
Mobile Learning (np)
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