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Sacred Cows 

Sacred Cows

July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments challenge, misconceptions, sacred cows, stereotypes

A sacred cow is an idea, custom, or institution held to be above criticism. These are the things seen as

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Psychology Teaching and Learning 

Teachers Who Flow

April 11, 2019April 5, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments automatic, autotelic personalities, challenge, flow, happiness, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Owen Schaffer, state of being

When was the last time you were in the flow?

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Behaviour 

8 Tactics of Mischievous Pupils

March 2, 2019February 8, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments Behaviour, challenge, disruption, Jennifer Gonzalez, mental health, Tom Bennett

Schools are full of mischief. Sometimes that can be a good thing. A maverick teacher with a twinkle of mischief

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Teaching and Learning 

“Mr Dabell, I’m Stuck!”

March 24, 2018March 24, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Andrew Wiles, challenge, cognitive conflict, cognitive wobble, Emilia Lahti, Fermat's last theorem, Helyn Kim, James Nottingham, Kate Mills, learning pit, Peter Johnston, philosophy, resilience, Sisu

Is being ‘stuck’ a good thing?

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Teaching and Learning 

Taking Risks

March 18, 2018March 18, 2018 johndabell 1 Comment challenge, grit, healthy and safety, life skills, Mike Fairclough, resilience, Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School, risk, West Rise Junior School

If learning is messy, why do we make it so safe?

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Teaching and Learning 

Silent Teacher

March 6, 2018March 4, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments challenge, doing, explaining, Gelosia, silent method, silent movie, silent teacher, silent way

Why should teachers stop talking?

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