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Hello! You read the channel of Elena Esipova. I am very pleased that you read what I write. Your comments and likes are important to me. Enjoy reading. The article expresses my opinion exclusively. Thanks for reading...

Hello! You read the channel of Elena Esipova. I am very pleased that you read what I write. Your comments and likes are important to me. Enjoy reading. The article expresses my opinion exclusively...

Over the years I’ve thought a lot about whether we should be teaching children knowledge of the world or the skills to flourish within it. The debate has moved on a lot in recent years and today it’s rare to find anyone arguing against teaching knowledge, but there are many who would still advocate for a balance of knowledge and skill. The more I’ve thought about it, the more I’ve come to see just how meaningless this distinction is. Knowledge and skill are two sides of the same coin. Or, to attempt...

The way ideas come to fruition is often mysterious; while we may remember consciously thinking a few things, we are unaware of all the ingredients simmering away in the pot of thought. I like the image of placing a pot on the back boiler on a very low heat and allowing flavours to develop over time. It seems, at least to me, that some of my favourite ideas have emerged in this way. Paul Carney appeared in Schools Week a few days ago, criticising my ideas about how creativity works. It says: [Didau] argues that creativity is a by-product of knowing more; the more stuff we put in, the more we have to be creative with...