Catch up or recovery?
I've been intrigued by the language of "catch up" which has come from government ministers and even the Children's Commissioner. The idea that lockdown has resulted in lost learning and a widening of the gap can't be disputed but it is the solutions put forward by government which has revealed the reductive nature of the government's attitude to learning and to young people. To reduce education and learning to an accumulation of facts devoid from any contextual influence is just simply naive.…See More
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I know, it is crazy that we have never connected before this PLN. Hopefully this will change in time and Eric's #bpschat will grow and give us an avenue in which to communicate with more BPS teacehrs. It's a beginning at least. We have to talk it up in our schools more, I guess...and some PD in this area would be VERY helpful!.
So nice to see you on here! It has been a roller-coaster year, but that's always to be expected with change, isn't it? How are you enjoying the ride?