November 2014

  • Two more reasons not to be at ECER 2015

    Any residual, thoughts I had that I might yet attend ECER 2015 in Budapest have been completely scuppered by two new bit of info. The first is the knowledge that Michael W Apple is a keynote speaker.  Listening to the...

  • Bravely gazing backwards

    I've been reading the NUT's new manifesto for education (schools) in England.  It does not take long.  It has also produced one for Wales which I could not bring myself to look at.  The NUT seems to have turned itself into...

  • The washing machines that give rise to books

    If you’ve not seen Hans Rosling speaking about the magic of the washing machine on this TED talk, you really should.  These machines produce books, you know.  It's instructive to listen to the audience's nervous laughter, as it realises where the...