homeschooling — Thought Pieces

As Teacher Tom writes in Medium Magazine, this is the gold standard of a play-based curriculum: creative, cooperative play. Reflecting on his own teaching experience he says, “As a teacher in a school that engages in no direct instruction, but rather bases its curriculum on the evidence of how children learn best, which is through their own self-directed play,”

Thought piecesHannah MulvanyApril 30, 2020education, homeschool, home school, homeschooling, self directed learning, parenting, teaching, play, kids playing, learning through play, playa, childhood development, children mental health Comment

Don't turn your home into school...the Lego professor of play on lockdown learning

n a recent Guardian report, Paul Ramchandani, Lego professor of play at the University of Cambridge, explains how coronavirus school closures are a chance to follow your child’s lead rather than formal study. Here at The New School UK, we couldn’t agree more.

Thought piecesHannah MulvanyApril 28, 2020covid, covid19, sel, teaching, uk, uk school, uk teachers, uk primary schools, homeschool, homeschooling, teacher, teachers Comment