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Victims of the system

Learning with 'e's

I worked for 20 years in classrooms, am married to a secondary school teachers, and I have been involved in teacher education for more years than I care to mention. Teachers are leaving the profession at an alarming rate, because they can't cope with the relentless requirements imposed on them. I know they do. Unported License.

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How to pass the WSET Diploma D3 exam on the Wines of the World

Brainscape

By rating how well you know the answer to the question on a scale of 1 to 5, you tell Brainscape’s spaced repetition algorithm how often to repeat that flashcard. You rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 5 on how well you knew that particular piece of information, and this determines how frequently you’ll see that card again.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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