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Outdoor learning, learning in natural environments, etc – part 2
Yesterday, I wrote about this minute from a strategic research group meeting: "Group agreed that there was no meaningful way to delineate between outdoor learning, environmental education and learning in natural environments, and that all were relevant and useful ways...
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Outdoor learning, learning in natural environments, etc – part 1
I came across this in the minutes of a strategic research group meeting that I missed: "Group agreed that there was no meaningful way to delineate between outdoor learning, environmental education and learning in natural environments, and that all were...
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Prepare to bend the knee to Commissar Barber
Sir Michael Barber has come a long way: ex school teacher / ex NUT officer / ex Labour Party candidate / ex No 10 Policy Unit / ex Pearson / ex McKinsey / ex ... . He is the chair...
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Eat more children to combat climate change
For those unwilling to face difficult ideas – even when expressed satirically – it's probably best to put the bag back over your head now rather than read on. The following are facts, according to a study of 39 peer-reviewed papers...
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Facebook Facts
Which of these causes you most anxiety? At the end of June 2017, the number of active Facebook users (visiting the site at least once a month) passed 2,000,000,000 WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram — all owned by Facebook — have...
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Keep Britain Untidy does the Hokey Cokey
As I noted earlier this year, Coca-Cola is funding trials after admitting that it needs to take responsibility for the zillions of tonnes of litter its bottles create. The trials will focus on bottles up to half a litre, and people will...
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Missing Naomi
Sadly, I missed the ubiquitous Ms Klein when she jetted into Brighton the other week, but, happily, YouTube was there to capture her address to the faithful, most of whom appeared to lap it up: solidarity for and with all...
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Border Crossings
Have you ever wondered how interesting other conference might be? That is, conferences whose subject has nothing to do with your own academic interests or expertise. Take, for example, the International Conference of Dress Historians which meets in London at the...
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Scotland did it yesterday
I've been reading, rather belatedly, the concluding report (March 2016) of Scotland's Learning for Sustainability National Implementation Group. This is packed with flag-waving claims. Given Scotland's reputation for claiming that it does things differently, better and yesterday, I was not surprised to...
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Stephen Sterling and the Gruffalo
It seemed a fair bet that the phrase: Stephen Sterling and the Gruffalo – has not been written very frequently if at all. I thought to check, and the best that my (un-Google) search engine could come up with was: Education for...
