tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518913311545282450.post4779013132744359588..comments2015-12-03T23:15:08.013+11:00Comments on TheHomeworkAdventure: From 'NO homework' to Holiday Home Learning!Richard Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059507941321549095noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518913311545282450.post-10807444760001282762012-10-04T19:49:30.890+10:002012-10-04T19:49:30.890+10:00Thanks Steve. I really appreciate your positive f...Thanks Steve. I really appreciate your positive feedback. And yes... the PYP offers an amazing lens into this experience. My latest post (this evening) is all about one PYP Learner Profile Attribute - Balance. I hope you get a kick out of it. Cheeeeers.<br />Richard Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059507941321549095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518913311545282450.post-25246469693306669002012-10-04T19:21:19.463+10:002012-10-04T19:21:19.463+10:00As we have talked about before, I am in admiration...As we have talked about before, I am in admiration for your desire to bring the real world into your classroom through your home learning. I think the conversations you can have, and for which PYP certainly provides the useful lenses, would be enriching for you and the class. I commend you and continue to be impressed by the Radford way.wholeboxndicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991423454771729668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518913311545282450.post-29126243789316541452012-10-03T22:35:40.285+10:002012-10-03T22:35:40.285+10:00Hi Jenny. I think I'd eventually have got to t...Hi Jenny. I think I'd eventually have got to this place as a teacher, but not at my old school, which regards Homework as a traditional 'must'... for the typically genuine (and somewhat misguided) reasons.<br />What has helped me the most in this process is that my school is new-ish. We are only 6 yrs old and our boss, the Head of Junior School, is a very progressive thinker. If we do the research and we are willing to try things, taking proper care and precaution, we are encouraged to fly.<br />The PYP Learner Profile is what gives me the language to really push each morning discussion. The kids totally 'get' the connection that we are talking about life skills and the real world.<br />The trial continues even deeper next term. I will be addressing issues such as personal fitness, social skills, computer addiction, community service and financial literacy. All these ideas running around in my head - where better to take them out than on my poor, unsuspecting kidlets? ;)<br />Thanks for taking time to comment and ask.Richard Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059507941321549095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518913311545282450.post-58321700577000590912012-10-03T21:24:05.140+10:002012-10-03T21:24:05.140+10:00I don't have a question - I am just in serious...I don't have a question - I am just in serious admiration! I wish my teenage son had had this - he definitely belongs to the 'only prescribed homework needs my (minimal) attention' lot.<br /><br />Do you think you would have made this homework journey without becoming a PYP teacher?<br /><br />I think the PYP Learner Profile supports this style of learning so well that it makes it, no doubt, much easier to talk about.<br />JennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com