The New Education #bookreview | noreply@blogger.com (Steve Wheeler)

Image from Carpe DiemI was sent a pre-publication copy of Cathy Davidson’s new book The New Education recently, to review. Cathy is one of my favourite authors because she pulls no punches and writes in a style that challenges and encourages in equal measure. She is a doyen of the progressive education movement, and her ideas are far reaching and influential.

The strapline for Davidson’s latest book is ‘how to revolutionize the university to prepare students for a world in flux.’ It’s one that many, many academics can identify with across the globe, because higher education is generally in a…

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Surviving higher education: 7 top tips | noreply@blogger.com (Steve Wheeler)

Image from PixabayHere are top 7 survival tips for working in higher education (or for that matter, any profession).

1. When I first started work, one wise old colleague told me that wherever I went, I should always carry a piece of paper around with me. It didn’t matter what was on the paper. It could even be blank. He told me it would made people think I was busier than I actually was. He was fired.

2. If you don’t want to be in a boring meeting, you can set the alarm on your smartphone to go off exactly 7 minutes in. Look embarrassed, make your excuses with ‘I’m sorry, I have to take…

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Balancing act | noreply@blogger.com (Steve Wheeler)

Image from National Photo Library on FlickrAs my colleagues at Plymouth Institute of Education make their way back to work, and I sit gazing, relaxed (and retired) from the sidelines, I have mixed emotions. I am happy that I no longer need to worry about timetables, module delivery sheets, digital learning environment content updates, online marking, exam boards, deadlines and more deadlines, but I’m also a little worried about how my colleagues will cope with ever increasing workloads, and the incessant emails and other digital content they have to wrestle with on a daily basis. It’s the…

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Grades of success and failure | noreply@blogger.com (Steve Wheeler)

Whatever happened to inspiration? Where does all of the excitement of early years education go when children progress to big school?

Schools often demonise failure – students failing exams, children failing tests and failing to attend classes. They wish to cover up failure and emphasis success – especially when the school inspectors pay a visit. And yet failure is often a prelude to good learning. We shouldn’t stigmatise it, but rather see it as a step in the right direction to future success. My two best teachers at school gave me permission to fail and then showed me how to do better next…

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Grades of success and failure | noreply@blogger.com (Steve Wheeler)

Whatever happened to inspiration? Where does all of the excitement of early years education go when children progress to big school?

Schools often demonise failure – students failing exams, children failing tests and failing to attend classes. They wish to cover up failure and emphasis success – especially when the school inspectors pay a visit. And yet failure is often a prelude to good learning. We shouldn’t stigmatise it, but rather see it as a step in the right direction to future success. My two best teachers at school gave me permission to fail and then showed me how to do better next…

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Grades of success and failure | noreply@blogger.com (Steve Wheeler)

Whatever happened to inspiration? Where does all of the excitement of early years education go when children progress to big school?

Schools often demonise failure – students failing exams, children failing tests and failing to attend classes. They wish to cover up failure and emphasis success – especially when the school inspectors pay a visit. And yet failure is often a prelude to good learning. We shouldn’t stigmatise it, but rather see it as a step in the right direction to future success. My two best teachers at school gave me permission to fail and then showed me how to do better next…

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Grades of success and failure | noreply@blogger.com (Steve Wheeler)

Whatever happened to inspiration? Where does all of the excitement of early years education go when children progress to big school?

Schools often demonise failure – students failing exams, children failing tests and failing to attend classes. They wish to cover up failure and emphasis success – especially when the school inspectors pay a visit. And yet failure is often a prelude to good learning. We shouldn’t stigmatise it, but rather see it as a step in the right direction to future success. My two best teachers at school gave me permission to fail and then showed me how to do better next…

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