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#TwistedTropes 30. Halley's boring comet

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Actually, all of these questions are boring, because the comet is akin to certain lessons in school and university, where the teachers/lecturers annually repeat themselves word for word, or worse, simply read out the text from their boring slides. Knowledge is always changing , evolving, but the lessons stay the same. Unported License.

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The point of no return

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The previous post featured Abraham Maslow''s Hierarchy of Human Needs. Teachers should therefore develop schemes of work and lessons that have elements of doubt and ill-structured problems for students to solve. Unported License. Previous posts in this series are all linked below. Knowles Andragogy 24. Lave Situated Learning 25.

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Learning, making and powerful ideas

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From the simple playing in sand of reception children, right through to designing robots and helicopters in the final year of primary school, such activities can cover all curriculum subjects, and enliven lessons through problem based and project centred learning. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Unported License.

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