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Even good schools are subject to entropy
How expertise, memory and coherence decay over time and what we can do it
Why is it that schools drift? What happens to cause so many once successful schools to lose, over time, whatever it was that led to their success? Is there a form of...
The anthropology of school rituals
How rituals create belonging, preserve order and, all too often, outlive their purpose
This is the third in a series of essays looking at schools through different disciplinary lenses. Last week I argued that schools can be understood thro...
The economics of attention
Why we should budget attention before we spend it
Last week I wrote about why it might be useful to think about schools as ecosystems and to view school improvement through an ecological lens. In extending that metaphore I discussed the co...
The ecology of schools
An ecological perspective explains why relationships, feedback and adaptation matter more than isolated interventions
For the past fifteen years or so, the dominant educational narrative has revolved around discovering ‘what works’. In man...
The best case fallacy and the need to audit optimism
Why optimism is often unscrupulous and positive thinking makes things worse
Optimism, n. The doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
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Teacher, consultant and writer. Essays connected to teaching & education (sometimes loosely) by way of psychology, philosophy & sociology. C25KWriting.org
Author: Trivium 21c; Curriculum: Athena vs the Machine. Education consultant with an interest in the Liberal Arts. New book available: https://t.co/CK6uF66Lz6
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