I'm loving using 'The Little Book of Thunks' to inspire learners to think creatively and critically, and it can be really very fun!
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I believe the greatest motivator in learning is passion. Whether you love or whether you hate, you will be inspired to discover.
We all know very young children that ask "why?" as if they were Jeremy Paxman grilling a politician on Newsnight, but why don't we hear more older children and adults asking the same question?
Here's a quote that I've been thinking about lately. I feel that being curious about the world and using our critical thinking skills can bring so much more value to a learner than simply knowing the right answer on a test.
"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn" - a quote often misattributed to Benjamin Franklin - is an ancient Chinese proverb as relevant today as it was two thousand years ago.
When I was in Year 2, my teacher - the brilliant Mrs Walker - told me a fib that chilled me to the bone.
The Government has been hacking back creativity like a logger with a chainsaw. Yet, the world needs its artists, poets and musicians to add colour and humanity in an otherwise formulaic world.
It's MEET ME MONDAY, so today I'd like to talk about a comic strip that I loved as a kid (and whose protagonist, ironically, doesn't like Mondays). I was obsessed with 'Garfield' and I would trawl through charity shops to find the next book in the series to enjoy.
As it's World Poetry Day today, I thought I'd share a poem I wrote when I was 10 years old! I was always a happy child, I promise! 🤣
