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Taking the plunge into unschooling, two parents share the first six months, via @asburyandasbury (tag @naomicfisher)
This week I released my podcast with Naomi Fisher on Self-directed Learning. Given this, the article below by Nick Asbury comes at a good time. In it, Nick (and his wife Sue) share the story of reading Naomi's book Changing Our Minds, and subsequently plucking up the courage to pull their son, R, out of school. It's a fascinating read!
New edition of Thoughts on Writing has just gone out, about a new word in our lives: 'unschooling'.
Written alongside @suejanea with nods to @caitlinmoran @elonmusk and an extra grateful nod to @naomicfisher https://t.co/OpNoui5w2M
— Nick Asbury (@asburyandasbury) October 7, 2021
School assemblies – How to make yours powerful and leave a lasting impression, via @JamesHandscombe
In this post, James Handscombe breaks down how he prepares assemblies. It's a great addition to my podcast with him, on this same topic, from not so long ago : )
— James Handscombe (@JamesHandscombe) October 30, 2021
A new mental model for the processes involved in learning, via @PepsMccrea
No one I know has the ability to distill complex ideas into simple and valuable models like Peps McCrea does. And this thread is no exception!
It can be useful for teachers to have a mental model of the main processes involved in learning.
Here's mine (thread):
— Peps Mccrea (@PepsMccrea) October 25, 2021
RIP Mihály Csíkszentmihályi – the originator of the idea of ‘flow', via @DanielPink
This blog, linked to by Dan Pink, includes a video of Csíkszentmihályi talking about flow. We owe a lot to his groundbreaking work in this area.
We've lost Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, the father of flow
I never get nervous before I interview someone. Yet when I talked w/ him for several hours in 2008, I was initially shaky.
He turned out to be the nicest guy in the world.
RIP to a true legend.https://t.co/W9bbCgeGA2
— Daniel Pink (@DanielPink) October 21, 2021
Celebrating four years of the Learning Rainforest, via @teacherhead
Tom Sherrington is one of the wisest educators I've met. And his diversity of knowledge and expertise is breathtaking. In this blog, Tom shares some of the key insights from his hugely successful book, The Learning Rainforest. I interviewed Tom for the ERRR podcast here.
The Learning Rainforest: A model for great teaching and learning. https://t.co/NINcJzz0tn > now 4 years since publication, sold 27,000 copies (far more than I ever hoped). This post features excerpts and some nice review comments from some of my heroes including my uncle John.
— Tom Sherrington (@teacherhead) October 21, 2021
All of Dan Willingham's articles in one place, via @DTWillingham (ht @PepsMccrea)
You'd be hard pressed to find higher insights per word count than in Dan Willingham's blog posts (the exception being Peps Mccrea's books!)
The ultimate treasure trove ?
All @DTWillingham articles in one place https://t.co/LwT2RqjmgM pic.twitter.com/Hqr5RO98bq
— Peps Mccrea (@PepsMccrea) October 20, 2021