Slow Education Down Under: The Slow Education Movement at Blue Gum Community School. By Dr Stephen Smith
In a constantly changing world overwhelmingly dominated by technology and ever-increasing complexity, schooling systems continually face challenges as they seek to address such ‘big picture’ questions as what is the purpose of education, what it means to ‘educate’, how children…
A Slow Education School Case Study: Matthew Moss High School, Rochdale.
The Misleading Concept of Standards. By Professor Maurice Holt
As we know, OFSTED is the Office for Standards in Education: but what are the standards, and where do they come from? What distinguished body of educators defined these standards, and what exactly are they? Answer comes there none. No…
Parenting in the Hothouse - A Slow Parent’s Perspective on Fast Education. By Tanith Carey
When I published ‘Taming the Tiger Parent - How to Put Your Child’s Well-Being First in a Competitive World’ last month, I didn’t know what sort of reception I would receive. As the author of six books, I had sensed…
A Slow School is a Creative School by Joe Harrison
When I began working in schools it was as a musician. I’d run workshops in which people with any instrument and of any ability level would come together and we’d make a piece of music. It was lots of fun.…
Shaping the Slow School Curriculum. By Professor Maurice Holt.
The slow-school movement is poised to expand its sphere of influence, as the word spreads and our original group expands in size. We recognise that slow education calls for a different view of the teacher-student encounter, and one which is…