I like the approach Pete Reilly has when looking at the current thinking in T & L around the world. When working with some of the most disaffected students of all ages, it seems that the style, content and pace of the lesson can very often really impact their capacity to cope for a whole lesson or day. I have many similar ideas to Pete's but I thought he put it quite well in a couple of posts on his blog Ed Tech journeys, which has much content on the use of technology in the classroom, but is also involved in looking at T & L from a transformational point of view.
Do have a read of his material, and in particular, these two posts
An Inconvenient Truth
Roger Schank’s Top 10 Mistakes in Education
First published 15 Dec 2009
Do have a read of his material, and in particular, these two posts
An Inconvenient Truth
Roger Schank’s Top 10 Mistakes in Education
First published 15 Dec 2009