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I was asked to provide a nativity scene for the local church. Could I do it in origami… It goes on display, with some other crèches from around the world, on 2nd December, but you get to have a sneak … Continue reading
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So, you’re walking around the Sahara Desert, as one does from time to time, and you come across someone who’s very dehydrated. What do you do? Throw them in a swimming pool. Stick a funnel in their mouth and pour … Continue reading
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It seems strange to look back on one year of blogging. The posts I thought should be read more, weren’t. The ones I thought would get most visits, didn’t. The things I thought would provoke most comment, haven’t. I’m not … Continue reading
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Detta är texten från min webcast, som lades fram för TeachMeet Framtidens lärande 18 maj 2011. Jag gjorde en origami session med ett universitet matematik klubb. En av utmaningarna jag ger är att vika en liksidig triangel från en kvadrat. En student använde … Continue reading
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I just thought I’d post a few short comments related to my contribution to the Purpos/ed #3×5 campaign this month. As I said in the comments under the photo, I chose a quote from my own post: to remind everyone … Continue reading
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OK, before everyone starts screaming about sexism, I used to go to my father for help with my maths homework, and this post is a reflection on the problem (grand)parents of my generation and/or younger are facing, or going to … Continue reading
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“What is the purpose of education?” could as easily be rephrased: “What is education?” Are we discussing the system of schooling by government, ways of raising children as ‘useful’ members of society, deciding what should be taught, or something completely different?
Not every child is going to be a genius, but after 10,000+ hours in school they ought to be leaving as successful learners of something… Continue reading
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Detta är texten från min webcast om Twitter, som lades fram för TeachMeet SkolForum2010 1 november 2010.
An introduction to chatting on Twitter, in Swedish, as presented at the TeachMeet SkolForum2010 in Stockholm. Continue reading
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“It’s the things we take for granted that we need to identify and question.” (Sir Ken Robinson in a speech to the RSA) Continue reading
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Education reform is about changing a product. It will be more effective, instead, to focus on promoting learning as a continuous process built on content if we want to bring about a real and lasting transformation… Continue reading
Sine of the Times: Dividing the Universe by Zero 