Awoke this morning to some very positive feedback from a
customer who recently attended my intensive driving course, what price do you
put on feedback? Either good or bad it
is extremely useful to receive.... and very kind of people to take the time to
give.
Also slapped on the computer were a few post it notes of scribblings
I wrote last night after watching a lecture from Paul Collard, Chief Executive
of ‘Creativity Culture Education’ at the Scottish Learning Festival (I’ve
pinged the link up on my Twitter if you are interested).
Included are things like..... ‘risk raises motivation’, ‘connect
teaching with ethics/morals’, and “I moderate my learning behaviour according
to the emotions that my Teacher is displaying”.
But I think my favourite bit was his talk about the global findings of
PISA about comparing interest/confidence to test scores.
The thrust of his message was challenging
this desire to inflict ‘pain’ while learning in the interest of test scores, at
the ultimate price of affecting the persons outlook on the subject for the rest
of their life! The compelling evidence contrasted
achievements across the planet in grades but how they affected the wellbeing of
the students.
I could not help but draw
comparisons about how we are teaching our young people to drive (or in some
cases pass tests) and consider how ‘fit for purpose’ this training actually is
for the rest of their driving lives.
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