Mick Waters, Professor of Education at Wolverhampton University
Jim Smith has done it again. He has picked up the approach from his first book and pushed it right to the core of the current educational buzz word: -˜progress'.
-˜Progress' has become one of those words which it is easy to say, but harder to treat with respect. Hence it risks being treated with lip service by pupils, by teachers and at whole school level as people look over their shoulders at those who are watching them. This book cuts through all that, and offers a wealth of ideas for treating the word -˜progress' seriously and ensuring that pupils have a chance of making some and knowing they have.

Using the techniques of his first book, Jim offers idea upon idea in a way that is entirely accessible. The Lazy bit is again a misnomer but the book does show how thinking teachers and school leaders can make their jobs enjoyable and reap the rewards for effort that makes sense.
Guest | 06/06/2012 01:00
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