Maths Misconceptions: Probability
johndabell Tossing a coin isn’t as fair as it seems. The Khan Academy say this: And they are wrong. They aren’t alone in thinking the theoretical probability that a fair coin…
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Eunoia
We all want a well mind and to be blessed with beautiful thinking. To be well-balanced where we exhibit kindness and goodwill is something we can all strive for. There…
Experiment House
Teachers are encouraged to be creative and experiment in their classrooms although not too much. Senior leaders and managers don’t mind if their teachers have a bash at some new…
Advice For NQTs: Don’t Read Blogs About Advice For NQTs
Normally at this time of the year NQTs are bombarded with click-bait blogs about surviving the year ahead. These blogs mean well, in some cases, but they really just say…
The University of Sexism
Every now and then I get an ‘alumni’ magazine through the post from a university I attended and it annoys me. It annoys me because they are always pushing me…
Misconception: Walking Down The Aisle
Brides spend forever choosing a dress and when they have found ‘the one’, they hear “You’ll look beautiful going down the aisle!” But they won’t. They’ll look beautiful going up…
The Six Secrets For Creating Excellent Schools
What are the six secrets of a great school? If you want to know more then take a look at Fallacies in Education: Why Schools Are Mired in Mediocrity by…
The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy
The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy is a logical fallacy based on the metaphor of a gunman shooting the side of a barn, then drawing targets around the bullet-hole clusters to make…
The Frayer Model
The ‘Frayer model‘ is a well-used and familiar graphic organiser and an effective model for introducing or exploring existing vocabulary. First proposed by Dorothy Frayer and her colleagues at the…
The Rashomon Effect in the Playground
The Rashomon effect is a term related to the notorious unreliability of eyewitnesses. The witnesses’ unreliability and subjectivity are a result of situational, social and cultural differences. The term “Rashomon…