Dr Doug Reid's Weblog

Between Scotland and Spain, they both seem to be on to something.

Source: Scottish primary school stops setting homework – BBC News

I prefer calling it a quadcopter but this could be a great guide to using them with students.

Source: 5 Ways To Use Drones In The Classroom: Cherishing Students’ Passion For Technology – eLearning Industry

Interesting article.

I wonder if this message will get into staff rooms across the province?

Source: No evidence to back idea of learning styles

This is the first time I have read something like this and I don’t know if I believe it, but it does make me think.

Source: Renowned Harvard Psychologist Says ADHD Is Largely A Fraud

Finally there is some research to debunk the flawed decision making that occurred in the 1990s.

Study challenges the myth that digital instruction costs less — both for students and for the colleges producing the courses.

Source: Study challenges cost and price myths of online education

This is something happening going on across the world.  Hopefully changes can happen to value the strengths of everyone.

Teachers are leaving the profession in significant numbers, disrupting school communities and impairing student learning. So why aren’t we tracking the reasons why they leave?

Source: Why do teachers leave? – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

While very american in context, this has a great info on critical thinking and literacy skills.

Source: Schools across the country are teaching kids how to fight fake news | Circa News – Learn. Think. Do.

I really enjoyed the analysis of what is the situation with American universities and one way to sort the mess out.

The problem with higher education is that colleges are operating more like businesses and less like a social good.

Source: Public Universities Pay More Attention to Research Than Students – The Atlantic