I was lucky enough to attend the Springboard Trust’s Leadership in Education Forum recently where global, national and local education issues were discussed. The day begun with a McKinsey and Company representative guiding us though their report “How the world’s best school systems come out on top“. This was followed by a talk from Cathy … Continue reading »
Well, it’s been a lovely summer holiday so far here in New Zealand but the sun isn’t shining all that much today, so it’s a good day to get back into the swing of things. As I’m sure all teachers do, I have been relishing the long break we are lucky enough to get whilst … Continue reading »
If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas. – George Bernard Shaw It’s great when … Continue reading »
I’ve been thinking lots about innovation lately and having some really good discussions with the principal at school, Jeff. This video gave me some food for thought and, I think is worth watching. I think it also links well to Malcom Gladwell’s book, Blink. All of Malcom Gladwell’s books are brilliant and though provoking if you are interested in sociology … Continue reading »
“Yet undergraduate education changes remarkably little over time. My predecessor … famously compared the difficulty of reforming a curriculum with the difficulty of moving a cemetery”Lawrence H. Summers, former president of Harvard University. Following the Emerging Leaders Summit last term I’ve been talking to a few people lately about what the principal at school, Jeff, … Continue reading »
