Category Archives: Education

Teaching and Following the Curriculum

Posted on April 6, 2023 by JC

“Alice felt dreadfully puzzled. The Hatter’s remark seemed to have no sort of meaning in it, and yet it was certainly English.” Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter VII. A Mad Tea-Party As I’ve observed before, education isn’t a common topic … Continue reading →

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Skin in the Game in Education

Posted on July 16, 2021 by JC

The idea of cameras in classrooms has come up recently in the US as part of the ongoing discussion of Crititical Race Theory (CRT) anti-White racism. Here is a short article from Breitbart by John Nolte responding to an article … Continue reading →

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Compliance & Competence

Posted on May 30, 2020 by JC

When I moved back to Australia, I began working for a school in a system I’d been out of for a decade and barely in before that. I was only a few years out of university when I moved to … Continue reading →

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Posts on Education

Posted on January 27, 2020 by JC

This post will just be used to collect my commentary on the subject of Education. As this is my profession, I think it is important to keep these posts together though I don’t often write on the subject. I may … Continue reading →

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Footnotes & Fiddlesticks

Posted on March 27, 2017 by JC

When engaging on certain topics like say… communism, it is not uncommon to have someone ask if you have read a certain book and after learning (as they probably expect), that you have not, move to immediately disqualify your opinion. … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Play

Posted on March 24, 2017 by JC

When I first began writing regularly on this blog a little over a year ago, I never imagined I would write on education as much as I have. It certainly hasn’t been the main topic I’ve dwelt on here, but … Continue reading →

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Why you REALLY want put your kids in an International School

Posted on March 18, 2017 by JC

Earlier this year, I was speaking on a panel for International schools in the city in which I work. It was both an opportunity to promote the school I work for and network with others in the area. It was … Continue reading →

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Why isn’t Japan the richest country in the world?

Posted on March 4, 2017 by JC

This is something I’ve been thinking about for a few weeks now. I’ve lived in Japan for close to a decade now.* Why ask such a question? Well, I’ve been brought up and taught to believe that education is the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on English Education in Japan

Posted on December 4, 2016 by JC

This is a lead up to larger post I intend to write on my experiences working within education in Japan and later Australia. Some of what I write here could be roughly applied to the education industry in most countries … Continue reading →

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Obesity & Child First Education

Posted on August 21, 2016 by JC

This is something I’ve wanted to write about generally for a while. Coming back to Australia, the one thing I always notice is just how big people are compared to Japan. I’m not judging as for a decent portion of … Continue reading →

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