Secret Teacher: I'd rather leave the job I love than teach Gove's propaganda | Teacher Network | Guardian Professional The Secret Teacher would rather leave the teaching profession than put up with the proposed curriculum changes. Photograph: Alamy I was once the sort of graduate that Teach First now aims to entice into teaching . Having studied history at Oxford and considered academic research I decided to teach instead. People's reactions were sadly reflective of the status of teaching. One tutor sneeringly asked why I was "intent on pedagogy?" Now, some 17 years on, I know hardly anyone with greater job satisfaction than me. Yet none of these frustrations threaten the essence of the job. My pupils are a constant source of intellectual challenge, especially now the information revolution has democratised history. But I won't put up with what's happening now. Gove wants me to jettison academic integrity, to exchange teaching a serious subject with civilising, democratising and humanising potential, for the imparting of nationalist propaganda.
TINA - Digital Hunamities@ISC-PIF Headteachers pass vote of no confidence in education policies | Politics Michael Gove has been accused of bullying headteachers into turning schools into academies. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Headteachers have passed a vote of no confidence in the government's education policies, declaring that Michael Gove 's policies are not in the best interests of children. Delegates at the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) conference in Birmingham raised concerns about the new national curriculum, major test and exam reforms and schools being forced into becoming academies . Tim Gallagher, proposing the motion, said: "Enough is enough. The NAHT is the first headteachers' union to pass a vote of no confidence in the government's education reforms. The UK's three biggest teachers' unions, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the NASUWT passed similar votes at their Easter conferences. "You cannot fail to be aware that the morale of the profession is at an all-time low.
Théodora et les dignitaires de la cour L’Empire romain a été à plusieurs reprises administré conjointement par deux empereurs. Mais la division de 395 a définitivement donné naissance à l’Empire romain d’Occident et à l’Empire romain d’Orient, plus communément appelé Empire byzantin. Rénovateur du droit romain et grand bâtisseur (Sainte-Sophie de Constantinople), l’empereur byzantin Justinien (527-565) souhaitait restaurer l’ancien Empire romain, en partie envahi par les peuples « barbares » que sont les Huns. Durant son règne, l’Italie passe sous contrôle byzantin, et Ravenne en devient la capitale. Les mosaïques de la basilique Saint-Vital représentant Justinien et son épouse Théodora témoignent de cette page prestigieuse de l’histoire de la ville [ image principale ]. Saint-Vital de Ravenne Ravenne a conservé bon nombre de monuments des Ve et VIe siècles. Un décor somptueux Chapiteaux de marbre, placage de marbres de couleur et mosaïques apportent un éclat extraordinaire à la basilique Saint-Vital. Le premier art byzantin
Gove's claims of teenagers' ignorance harpooned by retired teacher | Politics The education secretary, Michael Gove, has come under fire for citing PR-commissioned opinion polls as evidence of teenagers' ignorance of key historical events. Gove's department has admitted he cited polls originating from Premier Inn and UKTV Gold press releases. Gove said in a Mail on Sunday article in March: "Survey after survey has revealed disturbing historical ignorance, with one teenager in five believing Winston Churchill was a fictional character while 58% think Sherlock Holmes was real." The comments prompted Janet Downs, who describes herself as a grandparent and retired teacher, to send a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Department for Education asking for the evidence to support Gove's claim. Three weeks later, the department wrote back to say "unfortunately, I am not able to provide you with the details of the survey as it was commissioned and conducted by UKTV Gold". "There is plenty of other evidence to support this argument.
Télédebout et buzzons contre le sexisme : Mnémosyne – Association pour le développement de l'histoire des femmes et du genre Mnémosyne est partenaires depuis plusieurs années de la teleweb féministe télédebout. Une vidéo présentant notre association est en ligne sur télédebout Nous participons également au prix annuel « Buzzons contre le sexisme ». Chaque année plusieurs manuels La place des femmes dans l’histoire récompense des projets lauréats Buzzons saison 5 Buzzons contre le sexisme palmarès 2014 Buzzons contre le sexisme Palmarès 2013 Govewatch: The curious case of Mrs Blurt: why Gove must go Over the past few months, Michael Gove and his advisers have brought the Department for Education into disrepute through their use of private email for official government business. By neglecting to use their governmental email addresses, they had hoped to exploit a loophole which would prevent their correspondence being vulnerable to a Freedom of Information request. In a scandal that is befitting of the cliched '-gate' suffix, Gove and his advisers have taken a number of measures to prevent the public from accessing this information. The first was the choice to use their private email addresses in the first place. In the case of Michael Gove, this meant a bizarre pseudonym called 'Mrs Blurt'. The second was to claim that it was 'party political business', which is not covered by the FOI act. The third and final way, and perhaps the most dubious, has been to reveal that these emails are not available because they have been deleted. Perhaps the DfE spokesman was inadvertently spot-on.
Three Creativity Challenges from IDEO's Leaders - Tom Kelley and David Kelley by Tom Kelley and David Kelley | 8:00 AM November 8, 2013 People often ask us how they can become more creative. Through our work at the global design and innovation firm IDEO and David’s work at Stanford University’s d.school, we’ve helped thousands of executives and students develop breakthrough ideas and products, from Apple’s first computer mouse to next-generation surgical tools for Medtronic to fresh brand strategies for the North Face in China. This 2012 HBR article outlines some of the approaches we use, as does our new book, Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All. One of our top recommendations? Practice being creative. Of course, exercising your mind can sometimes feel more daunting than exercising your muscles. TOOL: Mindmap PARTICIPANTS: Usually a solo activity TIME: 15–60 minutes SUPPLIES: Paper (the bigger the better) and pen We learned this 30 Circles exercise from David’s mentor, Bob McKim. TOOL: 30 Circles TIME: 3 minutes, plus discussion
Teachers speak out against Michael Gove's 'lists of facts' curriculum - UK Politics - UK The unprecedented grass-roots revolt by teachers comes after 100 leading academics signed a letter to The Independent savaging the new curriculum's obsession with "lists of facts". The teachers' main concerns are over the contents and direction of the new curriculum – specifically its return to more rigid rote learning – and what they perceive as Mr Gove's dismissive attitude towards his critics, They are also angry at the restricted consultation period over the proposals of just over two months – which expires on Tuesday. The petition, which started as an informal post on one teacher's blog, will be presented to MPs and members of the Commons education select committee in Westminster tomorrow. Debra Kidd, a Manchester secondary school teacher who launched the petition, said those who had signed were "tired of a 'yadda yadda' approach" being adopted by Mr Gove to those who disagreed with his policies. The petition already has the backing of many teachers' leaders, particularly the NUT.