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Hmmm,the ‘Literacy Wars‘. Since the eighteenth century there has been a conversation about the best way to teach reading. Perception and meaning-making is the long standing wisdom. Code making and atomising words is the other side of the reading wars … Continue reading →

Funny question really – but thanks for asking. The problem is a bit strange. It comes from a provocation asking what role School Agency plays in Teacher and Learner Agency. The power that schools have to make a difference in … Continue reading →

It seems that we all know how unmanageable a tangled bunch of spaghetti is. Just snip it off and don’t bother untangling it. There is a lot to be said for what that symbolises in peoples lives. It turns out … Continue reading →

Wot’s in a name, she sez, A ‘school’ by any other name, would smell the same… Well, it turns out that there is lots in a name. I’ve been given a paper to read. It is called ‘Agency the Relation … Continue reading →

Anthony Giddens is a central contributor to the theory of learner agency. His theory of structuraton offers a third way through which to view the expression of human behaviour over time. His recent passing is even more solemn given the … Continue reading →

Today was a big day. Yep, learning was done, action was taken, questions were asked – even cold hard cash was put on the line. Well, digital cash was put online. Point being that LearnAgency now has a place in … Continue reading →

Quite an uninspiring heading and yet – SO MUCH EXCITEMENT! Well, a little bit at least. So, let’s flesh this out . Do some awesome PD Head back to your classroom and do stuff Get caught up in all the … Continue reading →

Saturday morning crashed out of the barrier and whilst my head was racing from the night before, I was off to a slow start. This is when the text came through: Bike ride 9am? Some traditions die hard – COVID … Continue reading →

CJ Dennis captured this thought perfectly – ‘A rose by any other name would smell the same.’ The name I’m thinking of here is not Julier or Juliet. It is Ecological Psychology or Computationalism. Both of these are trying to … Continue reading →

This whole COVID-19 caper is a bit dogey I reckon. Whilst we are all locked away in our homes away from each other in our own private spaces we might seem to be disconnected and out of reach. Yet – … Continue reading →