Week 1 of the Future Learn course completed Kristjan Kristjansson’s “Ten Myths About Character, Virtue and Virtue Education – Plus Three Well-Founded Misgivings” is one of the key readings I challenge myself to tackle. I tackled it, it was tough. …
In previous posts I shared my understanding of the four character domains and unqualified understanding of phronesis or judgement. Alternatively, character wisdom is more important than developing intellectual, moral, civic or performance virtues. After the first few sessions of the …
I have bemoaned with The Guardian Twitter handle that the over-riding outlook to the “Secret Teacher” blog is cloudy with a good chance of rain. Read the header and you are asked if you have an idea for an anonymous blog …
Well-being. Obviously. – Ian Morris Over the past three months I have frequently hijacked Ian’s Friday visits to the Academy. More often than not it has been to confirm a line of enquiry regarding our proposed Diploma (think a balance …
There has been an out pouring of Character Education, Values and Virtues this past weekend. I hardly been able to keep up. Friday morning I attended Ian Morris’s session at the Wellington family INSET – ‘What’s the point of school? Well-being. Obviously.’ Ian …
Coach Bruce Dehaven Originally this blog was tagged “Challenge and Inspire.” I was leading a Sport and PE Department in a Sixth Form College and much of teaching allocation was with the same group of students studying a Level BTEC course. As …
Values, virtues and character – in action There is a time for thinking and a time for doing. We have been learning and thinking a lot about values, virtues, character, badges and Diplomas. Now we are moving towards the doing. …
Teaching Maths this year has demanded that I develop my knowledge and my craft, encouraged me to re-evaluate my thinking on assessment (progress, performance and interleaving) as well as increasing my appreciation of my colleagues. Not being a subject specialist …
