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Language Learning Needs Volume of Input
I spent most of my career watching well-meaning educators and “polyglot influencers” sell a version of learning that simply doesn’t exist outside...
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Learning Words by Using Them
I’ve lost count of how many “revolutionary” vocabulary apps and glossy, colour-coded word mats have been shoved into my department over the...
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You Cannot Skill Your Way Past Not Knowing
I remember sitting in a middle leadership meeting ten years ago, listening to a consultant in a sharp suit explain that if...
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Comprehension Depends on Background Knowledge
I remember sitting in a professional development session back in 2014, watching a consultant in a crisp suit explain a complex, multi-layered...
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Planning Study Around a Real Week
I’ve spent far too many Tuesday afternoons watching well-meaning trainees attempt to implement “optimized time-blocking systems” they found on a productivity blog,...
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A Revision Timetable Built on Retrieval
I was sitting in a staff meeting last Tuesday, listening to a consultant drone on about “multi-sensory cognitive mapping” and the necessity...
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Notes You Will Actually Use Again
I remember sitting in a training seminar back in 2014, watching a consultant with a pristine iPad demonstrate “revolutionary” digital annotation techniques...
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Task Switching Has a Real Cost
I remember sitting in a departmental meeting back in 2014, listening to a consultant in a sharp suit explain how we could...
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You Learn What You Pay Attention to
I’ve spent the last two decades watching “engagement experts” descend on staffrooms with shiny new apps and colourful interactive boards, all promising...
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Confidence Comes From Evidence of Success
I was sitting in a middle leadership training session last Tuesday—the kind where the air conditioning is too loud and the presenter’s...
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