This evening I heard Walter Isaacson talk about his newly released biography of Elon Musk. I am looking forward to reading the full book and, as Isaacson said, it is important to give people due consideration in their full complexity rather than to jump to simplistic conclusions, especially if based on partial evidence. I mightContinueContinue reading “Fragment: Elon Musk”
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This week’s reading pile
My reading is coalescing around certain themes: technology, knowledge and beer. Amazingly there are more crossovers than you might first imagine. I’m enjoying Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson. The MIT economists craft a compelling argument about how technological advancement does not automatically lead to social progress. Instead it depends on theContinueContinue reading “This week’s reading pile”
Geography Education’s Potential and the Capability Approach – a review
Richard Bustin has written an excellent book. As well as thoroughly explaining how powerful knowledge and capabilities can be combined, he makes a persuasive case for how this approach could underpin a brighter future for education in the UK. Powerful knowledge is a concept originated by Professor Michael Young, a physics teacher turned sociologist, whoContinueContinue reading “Geography Education’s Potential and the Capability Approach – a review”
This much I know…about John Tomsett’s book on teaching
I am 28 years old, I have been teaching for five years and this much I know about John Tomsett’s book on teaching. John Tomsett is the headteacher of a large comprehensive school in York. He has been blogging about his experiences on teaching and school leadership for a number of years, leading to him drawingContinueContinue reading “This much I know…about John Tomsett’s book on teaching”
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