May 2, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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This opinion piece from Book Riot – In Defense of ‘Other Girls’ in YA – is definitely worth a read. It tackles the rather unpleasant trope of, ‘Not Like Other Girls‘. I have to say, this trope has always seemed … Continue reading
April 18, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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But Woolf’s ideal reader, who disappears as she reads and tries on alternate identities, is now under siege. Our stories are going social and, as new platform technologies remake the reading experience into something increasingly interactive, we now must ask what we’re giving up in the bargain. Continue reading
April 10, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Further to previous posts on teenage emotional literacy and well-being, worried parents – and our pupils – might want to read this Guardian opinion piece, Reports claim – and parents worry – that teens are suffering an epidemic of loneliness caused by … Continue reading
March 27, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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“In Gig We trust” Continue reading
March 20, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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The Empathy Gap – The Sunday Times Magazine A colleague gave me a hard copy of this article this morning, and I’m posting a hyperlink because it’s really very interesting! Parents, pupils, teachers; anyone with an interest in young people’s … Continue reading
March 7, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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To be interesting and relevant in a lecture, teachers need to ask questions and experiment, not provide solutions and results. Unfortunately, PowerPoint is designed to provide just that. Continue reading
February 23, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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…But with a generation now forking out in excess of £50,000 for their degrees, is anybody surprised that a university education now feels like another asset that can simply be bought? Continue reading
January 18, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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So where do you stand on the great debate? Did you love or hate series 4 of the hugely successful BBC drama Sherlock – and the now infamous final (?) episode? Critics mostly hated it – but are they always … Continue reading
January 13, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Read this opinion piece from Vox on the pitfalls of policing ‘fake news’ on Facebook – Fact-checking groups are about to become Facebook’s fake news cops. That won’t be easy by Timothy B. Leetim@vox.com Dec 16, 2016
January 10, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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In this new age of social media, our news is no longer being filtered through major media outlets that have teams of meticulous and principled fact checkers. As a result, empiricism is more important than ever. We all must be trained to navigate through the false information, and we can do that by thinking like scientists. Continue reading
