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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Things are OK here, thanks. Another six weeks of the school year ahead, then a deserved rest I look forward to very much.
Regards from Perth
Tomaz
Thing here are similar - flying by! We're only 5 weeks into the year but still seems like September 8th was only yesterday. I just finally got all of my students' names down!
Glad we touched base! Enjoy your week!! Finally some nice cool weather for Louisiana! YAY!!
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