tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019828684971971203.post387203164128372879..comments2024-03-14T02:53:31.171+00:00Comments on Tom Bennett's School Report: Known unknowns: what I discovered in StockholmTom Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03211959016018081924noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019828684971971203.post-40792095790424850042017-02-06T15:33:10.071+00:002017-02-06T15:33:10.071+00:00OK, OK; We can all write this kind of post about w...OK, OK; We can all write this kind of post about why a specific way of learning works or does not work. But what I know, from 36 years of leading people, is that leading by the nose all the time is not the best way for adults to learn, any more than it is for children to learn. Why read Twelfth Night when Brodie's notes tell you all you want to know? You can get an A* in Art A level without the students demonstrating the work is all theirs. Likewise in the History A level, the research methods used by the students, developed with academic expert Dr Arthur Chapman (Institute of Education, University of London) and practising teachers using research-based models to support progression in historical thinking...<br />In short, we educate our children both to pass through the next examination objectives and for the next stage in their learning. At some stage the next stage is life - the weaker our preparation for life beyond school support, the more likely our learners remain dependent and needy. jameswildinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729893721282224356noreply@blogger.com