Teaching is a creative profession

Sir Ken Robinson: "How to escape education's death valley." Brilliant plea for education functioning as an organic system and providing the right conditions for our natural curiosity and creativity to flourish. Teaching is a creative profession...

Treasures Of Timbuktu - Mali

Treasures of Timbuktu. These handwritten texts are seen as the carriers of culture and are treated with the greatest respect. This impressive film can give people with dyslexia a new look at the benefits of written text...

RI Teacher Says"I Quit!"

One creative considerate and passionate teacher in USA has had enough of "creating test-takers" and can not see any room for his desire to create life-long learners. He quits - and explains why.

Taare Zameen Par, Like Stars on Earth (2007) Full Movie English Subtitle

Wonderful and touching movie about dyslexic boy who gets help from his art teacher.

'Why phonics tests spell trouble.' Brilliant article!

In the Independer a brilliant article was published on 'Why phonics tests spell trouble'. I agree with the writer that it is silly to test children with words that have no meaning, as reading is all about meaning. In Holland the same mistake is made, but only with testing for dyslexia. With nonsense words you get no meaning, no picture. So in order to read a nonsense word you have to shut out your need for meaning, which is contradictory to 'reading'. The only thing the kids learn is reading without understanding what you read. Find the article at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/why-phonics-tests-spell-trouble-8364917.html