Often, when I talk to teachers about flipped-mastery classrooms, they tell me that it would work with highly motivated students only. And I can see their point. However, I also think that, perhaps, we need to flip the idea: wouldn’t flipping our English classes be a way to motivate our students and help them achieve […]
On Friday, 16th of December, parents and schoolchildren in Arganda del Rey, a town South-East off the city of Madrid and with a growing population, were demonstrating to demand a long-promised bilingual secondary (or high) school. Since one of the participants is part of the Poppies’ Collaborative Group and Poppies stands for the quality of public education, I am […]
¿Afirmas, como todas, que tus niños son los mejores? ¿Crees que la escuela pública es para aquellos que no pueden pagar otra educación mejor? ¿Cuál piensas que es el fin o finalidad de la escuela pública? Te propongo ahora el siguiente ejercicio Listening Practice Te servirá tanto si quieres mejorar tu inglés, como si estás preparándote para […]
Expertos y profesionales coinciden: En el siglo XXI la educación y el aprendizaje tienen que estar orientados a la maestría, en lugar de preparar a alumnos a pasar unas pruebas estándar. Parece que el Ministerio de Educación español, se está retractando y ha decidido promover un Pacto Educativo en España. ¡Por fín! Ojalá sea eficaz, beneficioso para los […]
Food for Thought That the discussion forums at the Poppies Courses are called Food For Thought is not a whim. It is rather the firm conviction that teachers and learners need to analyse, come to conclusions, synthesise, combine different parts, assess, explain and then give reasons for our conclusions or statements. More on this in the […]