Learning Against the Grain Refining the Material of Life

As teachers, we shape our most precious material. So why do so many schools work against the grain of our children? Learning should be joyful, not coerced.

In Defence of Students We Need to Protect Our Students from Us

A polemic against deflecting responsibility.

Let’s own the problems with schools, then fix them.
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Frontiers of Human Possibility Beyond Reason: Reclaiming Sensitivity, Curiosity, and Human Possibility

“Where Howard Gardner divided intelligence into discrete categories, Levin’s work suggests something more profound: intelligence is not measured in types, it is the organising principle of life itself.”
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Not More; Different Educational Judo

My calls for educational reform aren’t about asking teachers to do more work; they are a plea to restructure, making workloads lighter and less convoluted.
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What if we Recruited Teachers Differently? An educational revolution in baby steps

The audacity of a playful proposal.
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Are Educators First-Responders? A Case for Redefinition of Education's Social Functions

As educators, skilled in assessment, I would ask you to peer through this lens.
What is your assessment of the students under your care?
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Schools Must Change at the Speed of Life A Sandbox in Every School

Beating the drums for educational reform.
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Crafting Ecosystems for Student Experiences moving beyond teaching to create life moments

Imagine a school where, when the bell chimes, there’s a mysterious and meaningful learning adventure waiting for students behind each door.
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AI Revolution at the Gates, but Schools Can't Afford the Key Putting the AI cart back behind the horse

How are we meant to use AI in schools if we don’t have accounts that protect student data?
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Stop Assigning Homework! Protect the sanity of your students

To co-opt the words of Fred Hampton, "I am a revolutionary!".
Fight the power ✊
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Student Portfolios for Assessment shifting to 'proof of work' through self-expression

I’ve shifted all my classes to portfolio-based assessment, and it’s been a game-changer.

“It’s deeply fulfilling to see that student effort is invested into the creation of a body of work that is meaningful and useful for them.”
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A First Principle for Education What is the purpose of school?

"Humans have the remarkable capability to imagine ever new possibilities, and then to bring the contents of our imaginations into the material world."

How might education be structured if we reconsider the fundamental assumptions of why we learn?
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A Posture of Play learning as a joyful process in high school

"When our schools become indoctrinated by a theology of seriousness, is it surprising that students fail to find wonder in the process of learning?"

Mental Health and the Classroom transitioning from standardisation to self-expression

"There is nothing as disheartening as being forced to work against your nature; there is nothing more empowering than unleashing your innate potential."

Introducing LALTech Lab: student-directed high school programme students creating education for students

Check out my new lab! We're going on a crazy adventure together.

It is beyond my imagination that Life could love me in this way.

Schools should evolve at the speed of Life.

Introducing The Dojo high school programme holistic development & self-expression

Movement, breathwork, meditation, digital composition, boxing, calligraphy, x=∞, we do it all and 'The project is you!'

My new high school programme is part of the core curriculum!

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