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  1. JamDrop

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    Re: Pardon ? really ... no come on REALLY

    You can't have a trophy until you can spot the pattern and enter it into the table below. ;)
     
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    Re: Pardon ? really ... no come on REALLY

    This is going to take a lot more swear words :D
     
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    i think it's awesome that you care so much about kids learning new things. brilliant stuff, enjoy it.
     
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    Making learning fun is the only way to make it stick

    As a teacher myself, the kids have to be engaged and motivated to learn. Gone are the days when kids just sat and listened in silence. Sure they will enjoy learning through having fun; it's what outstanding teachers do.
     
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    Re: Making learning fun is the only way to make it stick

    Now if you could just tell OFSTED that, that would be great ;)
     
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    Re: Pardon ? really ... no come on REALLY

    Course its maths, Maths isn't just about adding and subtracting its about problem solving and working out logical ways of doing things.

    eg for those frogs kids should be able to work out that by increasing the number of moves for each colour frog by 1 each time eg green one move, blue 2 moves, green 3 moves, blue 4 moves and so on. it can be done with any number of frogs.

    Kids will rather do something like this than a book full of sums and they will learn while doing something fun
     
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    As an English teacher, this "fun" makes me so glad I teach my subject! Until the marking...
     
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    Re: Making learning fun is the only way to make it stick

    Some Ofsted inspectors get it as they are like us and want the best for learners; but too many are politically motivated (right wing) despots and they want to find fault as it gives them power...a bit like most of the referees we get!
     
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    As primary, I get that 'fun' too!
     
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    Used to love being a Head of English, best subject in the world, if you can't engage kids in English lessons you really shouldn't be a teacher.
     
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    As History Co-ordinator I feel the same way about my subject.
     
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    We are obviously in the right jobs then! So those who can teach, those who can't referee/ become inspectors.
     
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    Re: Pardon ? really ... no come on REALLY

    Come on Dragon, be fair. You don't know anything about how JDs School approaches Maths, or respect. Think you're being very harsh. I agree there's sometimes a need for more traditional methods, but in my book having an enthusiastic teacher breaking down a subject (especially maths) into something more interesting and workable, counts for alot.

    Id sooner have my kids taught by an enthusiastic teacher trying different approaches, than a half hearted attempt churning out traditional methods week in week out.
     
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    Re: Pardon ? really ... no come on REALLY

    its not exactly new though is it. it may be new to drogon lol, but I did stuff like this when I was about 9.

    we did similar stuff like a car has 4 wheels and and spare, how many different combinations/poitions can the wheels be fitted to the car . we also did something same as the frogs but with people crossing a river.

    all about problem solving,

    we had to do it on paper though, a computer program like that :)
     
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    Re: Pardon ? really ... no come on REALLY

    What a load of utter garbage.

    JD's approach is spot on, and I'm sure her kids will benefit. A really refreshing approach instead of just thinking that the old ways must be the best without questioning anything. Resistance to change is one of the biggest problems facing people in work today, and top marks to JD for trying to change that.
     
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    Re: Pardon ? really ... no come on REALLY

    Exactly Andy, thanks. As I said, I did the frogs activity at school myself (also on paper), that's how I thought of it in the first place.
     
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    Re: Pardon ? really ... no come on REALLY

    it was adults and children when I was ay school, but this is the same problem I was talking about
    http://www.transum.org/software/River_Crossing/Level3.asp
     
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    Re: Pardon ? really ... no come on REALLY

    Ah yes, I remember that with a wolf, a chicken and some corn or something, where if one was left alone with the other thing, it would eat it.
     
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    I love anything that empowers kids and makes them think looks fantastic to me.
     
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    It's a petty you don't teach in Barnsley we might be able to get all our fans sat in the right seats if you did

    I bet Bradford City don't have to send stewards in to show people where to sit
     
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