The Learning Success Blog

Of the many jobs Principals are tasked to do on a daily basis, perhaps the most daunting one is keeping up with educational trends. 

It seems every time you turn on the television, read a newspaper, listen to the radio, attend a conference, talk to colleagues or Google anything to do with education, there’s a new educational philosophy or pedagogy that some educational guru is asking us to embrace. It’s enough to make your head spin! The latest terminology to be tossed into the ring – and rather enthusiastically I might add - is Neuroscience and how it might be applied to improve educational practice. 

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world”  Mahatma Ghandi

Change can be a scary thing!  If you recognise the famous line above, you are likely a fellow educator with a penchant for understanding our ever-changing and evolving education system, like me. Perhaps 21^st Century Education is your forte, or maybe you are more of a traditionalist: comfortable with standards, content, and the art of curriculum delivery.