“You can bet Messi still does this everyday.” There probably isn’t a football coach in the world who hasn’t said something like this to a child who, itching to play a match, moans about about dribbling drills. My coaches said it to me and I’ve said it to hundreds of kids I’ve coached (Tom’s writing […]
Philosophical Drills (…and why we should do them) Read More »
This week, a session we created for a recent demonstration lesson at Chigwell School in Essex. It began as something for young children but has developed into an enquiry that challenges all ages. In this last month we’ve trained over 450 teachers and worked with over 1100 children. Interested in us coming to your school?
The Overhanging Apple-Tree Read More »
As well as getting our new Debate Planet venture ready to launch, Marley takes the lead on the session plans for our online classes. Here’s her stimulus on this week’s theme of “home”. Warm-up game: How many phrases/idioms can you think of that include the word “home”? For example “home sweet home” or “no place like
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