[senco-forum] Re Standards Site

Hi Eddie

The proverb goes on to say: "The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know" (John Heywood 1546). Sounds a bit Rumsfeldian. Bible also reminds us of those who "hear but do not understand". Brendan 

-----Original Message-----
From: eddiecarron at btconnect.com
To: dolfrog at tiscali.co.uk; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Sent: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 10.32AM
Subject: Re: [senco-forum] Re Standards Site

Graeme 

I know you personally dont mind the heat in the kitchen because you are passionate about your cause but many other potential contributors don't like heated debate . They prefer 'nice' debates in which everybody agrees with everybody else and everybody's always right but unfortunately that kind of exchange changes nothing. When I finally slope off the great classroom in the sky, I would like to think that our literacy statistics will be as good as those in Scandanavia or in other developed countries. The current level of illiteracy in the UK, is the clearest possible evidence that many teachers have an deeply entrenched, inaccurate perception of what is involved in the reading process. Teachers, like everyone else I suppose, are not keen on being told their professional beliefs are wrong yet the attrocious annual literacy statistics show just that. 

'There are none so blind as those that will not see!' 

Eddie C. 

----- Original Message ----- From: "dolfrog" <dolfrog at tiscali.co.uk> 
To: "'Eddie Carron'" <eddiecarron at btconnect.com>; <senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk> 
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:15 AM 
Subject: RE: [senco-forum] Re Standards Site 

> Hi Eddie 
> 
> There is nothing at all wrong with intense discussion, (in barn > discussions 
> can also be interesting) but sometimes other external factors may require 
> more immediate attention, or even some light relief. Otherwise you end up > a 
> burnt out frazzle from visiting too many hot kitchens that appear to lack > an 
> air conditioning system, or vent. 
> 
> Best wishes 
> 
> dolfrog 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk 
> [mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Eddie Carron 
> Sent: 31 January 2007 18:44 
> To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk 
> Subject: [senco-forum] Re Standards Site 
> 
> What's wrong with intense discussion? Surely every debate that increases 
> understanding is necessarily intense because is causes people to challenge 
> their own ideas. As far as literacy standard generally are concerned, we 
> have nothing to be complacent about. If peole are not willing to take a 
> fresh look at their own ideas for improving literacy, then nothing can 
> change. 
> 
> There's an old saying about 'heat' and 'kitchens' isn't there? 
> 
> Eddie C.  