Thoughts on what a ‘Slow University’ might look like.
Tag: Education
Slow College…
What would a SLOW university look like? A fascinating seminar on November 6th at Durham Uni looks for answers to that question.
Life unplugged
Tethered to Twitter? In thrall to Instagram? Fettered by Facebook? Check out my thoughts + tips on digital detoxing for university students.
Slow practice makes perfect?
Learning to play the piano? Here’s why SLOW PRACTICE should be part of your regime…
Do it yourself
A counterintuitive blast of common sense: Children (and everyone else) thrive more when we help them less…
Fast learners?
Smart piece on how our obsession with speed, efficiency and throughput threatens to destroy the culture of higher learning.
Testing Times
Unlike England, Scotland replaces high-stakes exams with debate, critical thinking and creativity in the classroom. Wonder where kids will thrive more…
Too much tutoring
Headmaster of a leading London prep school warns that too much private tutoring is “devouring children’s time” and denying them a childhood worthy of the name.
Slow learners?
A welcome corrective to the conventional wisdom that the only path to success is early academic superstardom.
The curse of counting
How our obsession with measuring everything ends up warping education + childhood. Ditto for tackling problems in every walk of life – a point I make in THE SLOW FIX…