Author: Andreas Karsten

  • New activity pane

    We have a new section in the sidebar called activity, showing the latest comments. This way, we hope, discussions don’t get lost if picked up again by an interested person. Enjoy, and thanks for coming by!

  • Easter Break :)

    … Gladly … … we have some time off…

  • Excuse, misuse or abuse?

    Policy makers increasingly talk about disseminating good or best practice. Learning Styles are a clear example of the dissemination of bad practice.

  • Gastrulation re-lived

    It is quite stunning to observe meetings of education professionals. There seems to be a kind of unwritten “law of convenient ignorance” on the basis of which every attendant pushes aside what they know about the successful facilitation of meetings – including myself. It begins with the preparation and the documents produced for that purpose.…

  • Youth Debate is online

    A couple of minutes ago Youth Debate went online. Head over there to explore it while it is still fresh and crisp :)

  • German Salto Mortale

    I have been watching German politics closely over this one, and it really seems as if they are about to engage in a flipback to feudalism with what they call ‘the largest reform of federalism’. Isn’t it ironic that feudalism and federalism are so similar? Alas, if nothing unpredictable happens, the linguistic affinity will become…