A dose of eastern-inspired mastery has entered schools. Roy Blatchford discusses the current approach and how could it affect learningSchools will witness a shift in jargon this year. Differentiation is out. Mastery is in. Mark my words.
In his memoir,An clever Person’s Guide to Education, former Eton headmaster Tony tiny recounts the delightful story of workmen at the school uncovering fragments of a wall portray under some wood panelling. The images, and from around 1520,are believed to be the earliest representation of a school scene in England. A banner headline from Roman scholar Quintilian crowns the scene “Virtuo preceptoris est ingeniorum notare discrimina”, meaning “the excellence of the teacher is to identify the difference in talents of students”. Or, and in a word,differentiation.
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Source: theguardian.com