Ruth’s Blog: Hands up any teacher who wants to exclude four-fifths of the class?
Every time we ask a “hands up” question, we exclude the four-fifths of the class who don’t put up their hands. And if six raise their hands and we choose only one to answer then we exclude five more. It’s an unintended consequence, of course, but it goes some way towards explaining why so many children […]
Ruth’s Blog: Please don’t pay children to read
It’s bad enough to pay pupils to turn up to school or to get good marks, but what I find really shocking is the idea that primary-age children should be paid for reading a book. Yet many schools in the UK and in the USA are awarding certificates, stickers, points – and even points with […]