Exploring education

It’s Easter. I’m sitting with my coffee with an Easter egg, enjoying the delicious blending of coffee and chocolate while reading, with c...

“Well, Duh!” Prolific writer and vocal advocate for educational reform Alfie Kohn has just published a new collection of essays under the...

James Gee is a professor of literacy at Arizona State University - from his job description you would expect him to be a fan of dusty texts ...

It is often said that the school room is the one place in our society that seems immune to change.  In many schools educational practices a...

Alfie Kohn is an educator known for his iconoclastic attitude towards schools and educational systems. Much of his writing challenges conven...

There’s not much of a future in making predictions. According to Greek mythology the prophetess Cassandra was cursed by Apollo so that no-o...

For some years now I have been uncomfortable with the sheer volume of photocopies (worksheets) being used in classrooms. It is very fashion...