Autonomous learning
at Jennifer's Uncharted Worlds blog
Learning fuelled and steered by your own curiosity and the intrinsic value of what you’re learning, rather than by sticks, carrots and other people’s curricula.
Election day
6 May 2010UK elections today. A quote from David Mitchell in the Observer, and some thoughts of my own.
You would say that
30 January 2010On the discounting of first-hand voices in favour of external “experts”. This is an obstacle to determining ethical and effective courses of action. Featuring quotes from Marcus Riggs and Charlotte Cooper, and references to the Children, Schools and Families Bill.
Advantages of maintaining ignorance
28 January 2010There’s a saying that “knowledge is power”. But sometimes ignorance has advantages too.
Featuring a quote from Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, and a couple of extracts from the Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee.
Link roundup
19 June 2009Miscellaneous stuff from around the web which I thought was worth passing on, including some news about home-based education in England.