#phonicsdebate My daughter wants to study primary teaching...clearly I won't be telling her to do it at #SydneyUniversity

Researching yr 7 history assignment-From Uni of the South article 'Medieval Colloquium'... "One wrote English by taking the letters one knew from Latin and phonetically spelling out speech. In terms of the vernacular, medieval England was hooked on phonics." #PhonicsDebate

'THE GREAT CREATIVITY TURN-OFF' Excellent article by Shelley Gare in SMH Good Weekend magazine today...."Innovation and creativity....are imprisoned as business buzz terms...their use...is at peak hype." 'consultants and education gurus claim creative thinking can be taught'

Relationships come when we show learners: Your success is important to me I believe in you I am highly aware of your progress in this endeavor I will help you succeed teachlikeachampion.com/blog/important…

"Teachers need to be prepared with new knowledge, particularly about the reading brain and its implications for how we teach teachers and children" writes Maryanne Wolf kappanonline.org/science-poetry…

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As educators examine reading instruction, don't ignore importance of morphology-the study of word structure, meaningful parts in words. Phonics alone isn't enough. "Morphological awareness needs to be considered seriously in models of reading development." tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

What the heck is Critical Thinking? A dying art! Let's bring it back. Most K-12 is now designed to sabotage thinking in general. Here's a quick update-- renewamerica.com/columns/bprice… #socialism #dumbingdown #commoncore #illiteracy #savingK12