NEW POST

Almost every school I know has a list of Teaching and Learning or curriculum "non-negotiables." But is that a good term to use in schools?

Please share if you can 🙏🙏

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NEW BLOG: Belonging and Becoming

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Grit is the residue of mastery Why attempts to teach resilience, grit, and conscientiousness disappoint and why competence does all the heavy lifting

New: We keep trying to teach grit as if it were something students can just learn. Instead, if we make progress visible students will persist. Swap pep talks for clear modelling, sequenced practice & precise feedback. Teach the subject well & resilience will follow open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...

Yes please to a primary one!

School is beginning almost everywhere. Make sure your children/students don't fall victim to the soft bigotry of low expectations. Set the bar high for everyone and help them jump over it! #EduSky

Repost: What approaches work best with children with special educational needs? Why what works best for the most vulnerable benefits all children

The #2 rule of teaching: all children benefit from being taught in ways that disproportionately benefit those with special needs open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...

Why are young women increasingly left-wing? And how it could change politics

New post:

"Why are young women increasingly left-wing?"

There's been a lot of focus on young men + the right but less on this much bigger political shift amongst young women.

Why is it happening? How could it change politics?

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