Carol Black
@cblack__
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Writer, filmmaker, observer of nameless things. Off-leash learning for all.
Joined November 2010
RT @naomicfisher: What a strange thing we do to our young people in this culture and time. We make them spend several years learning thing….
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I'm sorry, that's not possible, the science of learning has determined that all people learn in the same way.
@cblack__ I have one of each. My first learned to read by reading. Her brain has no problem with inconsistencies, and just gets on with it. My second struggled for two years to make any progress. I got a scripted phonics curriculum, and had him reading in no time.
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RT @LaurenS11887265: @cblack__ My son(14) took on the project of building his own custom PC. For 2 months, he did nothing but research an….
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As John Holt once said, compulsory instruction is like memorizing a map of a city you've never been to and may never go to. Curiosity-driven learning is the brain mapping out in all directions from the place where it actually is.
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Curiosity focuses the brain so it is alert, at ease, nimble, open, and constantly making permanent changes in long-term memory. They are mapping their world, and they don't forget the things they learn this way.
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I would also add – a child intently and freely following their curiosity is expertly managing cognitive load -- building on existing schemas, pruning out unnecessary details and elaborating others, branching out in related directions so all new information is interconnected.
Is the work of developmental psychologists and developmental neuroscientists irrelevant for schools, because they are only talking about learning which is hardwired (or biologically primary, as Geary would say)? Does the science indicate that cognitive load theory is ‘the science.
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Literally everyone knows people who learned to read without being taught. A legitimate 'science of learning' would explore that and try to understand under what circumstances it happens. Or. you could just claim it can't happen. 🙈🙉.
@naomicfisher @AlisonGopnik @sjblakemore Love both of those researchers but a lot of what they study isn’t applicable for learning content in k-12 schools—learning to read for ex isn’t hardwired, it must be taught. Cog load theory is for learning content, which we agree is also imp reason kids go to school, right?.
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The problem with the "science of learning" is that it's not responsible science. You can create narrowly constrained experiments to prove many things that all fall apart in a larger context. Respecting that fact is a core value for serious scientists.
‘They Just Don’t Care’. I’m seeing lots of posts bemoaning that the Year 11s just don’t seem to care about their upcoming GCSEs. They aren’t motivated or worried about their speaking exams starting in two weeks time and nothing seems to make a difference. This is exactly what.
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Yes, it's true, treating children like human beings may not improve their achievement. It may only improve their ability to live like human beings. But who cares about that.
@C_Hendrick @researchED_US Anywho, this study doesn’t offer evidence that choice improves achievement. They have a tiny sample… drawn from cohort that arrived at school most predictably (not random)… and authors suggest alternate reason for ⬆️ comprehension: Ss were rereading previously-assigned texts!
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What I can’t understand is how is it that everyone doesn’t see this?.
A number of parents are telling me that their primary school is ranking their children against each other. Sometimes for behaviour, their points projected onto the class whiteboard in ‘resting’ mode. Sometimes for times tables, where they are not only ranked against each other.
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RT @naomicfisher: Should we listen to distressed children? One of the comments levelled at me over the last few days is that the views of t….
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RT @garethkthomas: Meet David. He's 12 years old, and he's a bad kid. He joined Year 7 in September. He constantly disrupts the learning….
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Thread.
We need to shift our view from the child and how to make them comply, to the system and whether it is fit for children. Compliance is not always a healthy response. Behaviour is feedback on the system. 13/.
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Research finds verbal abuse can be as harmful as physical or sexual abuse:.
Periodic reminder that children understand poor grades as having exactly these meanings:. "Asked what the most hurtful and upsetting words they experienced were, children cited “you’re useless”, “you’re stupid” and “you can’t do anything right”.".@TG2Chat .
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Periodic reminder that children understand poor grades as having exactly these meanings:. "Asked what the most hurtful and upsetting words they experienced were, children cited “you’re useless”, “you’re stupid” and “you can’t do anything right”.".@TG2Chat .
theguardian.com
Research finds verbal abuse leaves young people at greater risk of self-harm, drug use and going to prison
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"Swailes insists that none of those who have been monitored will be silenced. “They tried to ruin me, but they have only made me more vocal. Every so often I tag them and say: ‘You can add this to my file’.”.
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Specialists critical of official policy claim secret files are being kept on them by the Department for Education
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Proud to be a Twitter follower of UK education experts @SwailesRuth, @Sue_Cowley, and @Dr_Pam_Jarvis. Being monitored by DfE will go down in history as a badge of honor right up there with being on the Nixon enemies list.
theguardian.com
An Observer investigation finds DfE tried to cancel conference with ‘unsuitable’ speakers – and experts who criticised state education policy had files kept on online posts
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“The courts are simply not recognizing the dangers of domestic violence & child abuse. they can pretty much do whatever they want & not be held accountable. Children in family court are essentially treated like marital property, not as human beings."
latimes.com
After the killings of children involved in custody battles, state Sen. Susan Rubio is pushing for a bill that would require judges receive domestic violence training.
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California Assembly passes "Piqui's Law," named for 5-year-old Piqui Andressian, murdered by his estranged father after his mother Ana Estevez had warned the family court he was in danger. Family courts must put child safety first. These deaths are preventable.
PIQUIS LAW PASSES unanimously in the full floor vote in California Assembly, 72-0. Powerful words today from CA lawmakers. Congratulations to Ana @piquismomma and everyone who worked so hard both behind the scenes and publicly. Next, we go back to the Senate and then Governor.
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RT @Vanessid: Capitalism and individualism have so thoroughly commodified our relationships that a BABY is seen as an isolating force teari….
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Nothing threatens adult relationships like when some friends have kids and others don’t.
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