A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 2, 2025

" The future doesn't need us to memorize its answers; it needs us to master the art of asking better questions." The future won't wait for us to catch up; it will demand that we've already anticipated its needs, making future-proofing learning not a luxury but the very oxygen of survival. Recently, on my podcast Unpacking the Backpack , I discussed this topic in detail after revisiting a blog post I wrote in 2021.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 2, 2025

Listen to the interview with Robert Barnett: Sponsored by Boclips Classroom and Zearn This page contains Bookshop.org links. When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org? In the very first minute of my first day teaching at Eastern Senior High School in Washington, DC, I received a rude awakening.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2025

By now, you may have seen the recent spate of articles bemoaning the plight of the novel, that outdated 18th-century technology that adults have long forsaken and that some schools are beginning to shrug off. The best case against novels goes something like this: Theyre long, students dont read them outside of class, and they should make way for other aspects of instruction.

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World History Teachers Blog

MARCH 2, 2025

Here is a cool new online archive of 20th-century resources surrounding Winston Churchill. The archive includes primary sources such as images, cartoons, and documents. One of the most interesting parts of the archives is the investigations of significant issues designed for high school students. Find out what went wrong at Gallipoli or if Britain could have done more for the Jews during WWII.

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The Effortful Educator

MARCH 2, 2025

I recently returned from an absolutely lovely trip to London and Windsor, where I presented at The Teaching and Learning Summit at Eton College, hosted by InnerDrive. I was provided 22 minutes to speak on a subject that is near and dear to my heart as a teacher. I chose to present about attention contagion in the classroom; what it is and how it can negatively impact learning.

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Living Geography

MARCH 2, 2025

This is a story which has been going on for years and years. It keeps coming back from time to time and has featured in a number of textbooks with varying locations and detail on the nature of the issues surrounding a metal ore called coltan. The BBC has picked up on connections with current conflict in the region where there is much uncertainty about the role of armed forces / militia groups / the Rwandan Army and various other problematic connections.

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Living Geography

MARCH 2, 2025

The Footprints website I used this website while finishing off a writing project during half term. The site explains something called biocapacity creditors and debtors. This links with the idea of ecological Deficit/Reserve An ecological deficit occurs when the Ecological Footprint of a population exceeds the biocapacity of the area available to that population.

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Living Geography

MARCH 2, 2025

Still planning for making the most of a few days in Paris and this is one of the many resources I'm using: the Atlas Obscura site. Still keen to hear of any other recommendations. particularly in the Montparnasse area.

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