Evidence base for Self-Directed Education
Self-directed education – evidence base in brief Introduction Self-directed education is a pedagogy grounded in biology, anthropology, cognitive science, psychology and child development. It is...
Category : Learning
What should education be like?
by Rose Arnold
What should education be like? There is little agreement as to what the answer to this question is, or should be. There has been a...
Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learn
by dan
Dr G Riley 2016: The role of self-determination theory and cognitive evaluation theory in home education This paper by Dr Gina Riley, educational psychologist and...
Institute for the Future on the skills needed
by dan
The Institute for the Future (IFTF) updated its respected Future Work Skills 2020 report to include literature reviews of all the relevant studies. They highlight...
Being obsessed with dinosaurs enhances kids’ intelligence (Psychology Spot)
by dan
Children’s passions and intense interests should be encouraged and supported, whatever it is in. It could be dinosaurs, astronomy or Paw Patrol, the interest and...
Video: What is self-directed education?
by dan
The Alliance of Self Directed Education is an American organisation with a wealth of information and resources on self-directed education. Their video ‘How We See Self-Directed...
Future and skills
by dan
The wider world has changed almost beyond recognition yet school remains by and large the same. The English school system is still set up to...
Dan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates us
by dan
Dan Pink talks about how money and rewards aren’t the big motivator we think they might be Instead, autonomy, competence and greater purpose are what...
How children learn: British Council nails it
by dan
British Council on how children learn languages “If your child plays with toy cars, they will learn about colour, shape, size, texture, friction, direction, and...
What age is the ‘right’ age to read? (Today’s Parent)
by dan
Susan Goldberg looks at what age children should be reading by. She finds that while there is a huge range of ‘natural’ ages. Starting to...