Comments on: Why did I have to be so Frank?

By: matthewtaylor

matthewtaylor — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:06:50 +0000

Thanks very much for such a nice comment.

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By: Bonlounda

Bonlounda — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:16:30 +0000

Amazing Article , I thought it was wonderful

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By: matthewtaylor

matthewtaylor — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:01:09 +0000

Hi Steven. Yes it’s all my own work. Although I am finding it harder to think of subjects since the Charity Commissioners stopped me writing about politics.

By: Steven - Electronic Cigarettes

Steven - Electronic Cigarettes — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:57:32 +0000

Interesting points here Is your blog just you writing? Nicely done, Steven.

By: Martin Robinson

Martin Robinson — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:50:01 +0000

Matthew,

Thank you for your very kind comment about my blog.
I am glad that Opening Minds questions traditional subject specialisms, and I know that OM is not anti-knowledge; I’m convinced that transferability of skills and the ability to connect and make links between and through disciplines is an essential part of schooling. I am worried that the Conservative Education Policy won’t see things that way. I am also worried that under a Michael Gove education department a split between ‘traditional academic subject teaching and a more experiential/vocational learning might occur, not within schools but between schools. In other words, a return to Grammar Schools and Secondary Moderns through the back door.
The work I have done with YesAssess is about using assessment of Soft Skills in any type of curriculum as a way to encourage progression and to enable students, their parents, their teachers and schools to see how, what and where said skills should be developed. I have worked on these YesAssessments for traditional schools and also for schools who have a more creative approach to the curriculum. I believe assessment is the last piece in the jigsaw of the ‘competencies’ approach to education. In fact skills assessment makes what can sometimes seem complicated or threatening, especially for some teachers, much simpler for all, without undermining the subtlety and importance of the skills being developed.
I have started working on a YesAssessment model for the Opening Minds curriculum and would love the opportunity to trial it in one of your schools so that we can properly establish how it works through an OM approach to learning.