The hottest Substack posts of Rebecca Birch - On Education

And their main takeaways

On the transformative power of teaching first

687 implied HN points • 10 Jan 24
🚌 Education Teaching Methods Student Engagement Learning Strategies
  1. Teaching directly at the start of a lesson can be more effective than starting with questions or exploratory methods.
  2. Using a structured approach like TAPPLE can help teachers ensure students understand the material and reduce workload.
  3. Approaches like TAPPLE can benefit all students, including gifted learners and those with anxiety, by providing clear direction.

On unproductive struggle

511 implied HN points • 13 Jan 24
🚌 Education Literacy Student Engagement
  1. Productive struggle is a methodology in mathematics to enhance conceptual understanding.
  2. In the field of English, there are practices that lead to unproductive struggle, like cold writes and advising students to only write about what they know.
  3. Group work can be beneficial, but jigsaw teaching might hinder rigorous quality control or understanding checks.

On mathematics anxiety

373 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24
🚌 Education Anxiety Learning Gender differences Schools Therapy
  1. Mathematics anxiety is prevalent and impactful, especially for girls.
  2. The report by David Geary highlights the types of knowledge acquisition and the challenges in learning mathematics.
  3. Girls experiencing early struggle in mathematics may lead to lower utility beliefs and fewer pursuing STEM careers.

On faith based schools

393 implied HN points • 19 Jan 24
🚌 Education Faith & Spirituality Values
  1. Faith-based schools may be taking the role of providing moral instruction for children.
  2. Students attending faith schools learn stillness, values articulation, and servant leadership.
  3. Schools can promote human flourishing without necessarily relying on religious structures.
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