On catching up

I acquire a lot of stuff which I mean to write about, but real life tends to get in the way; every so often I'll pass on a list of things other people might find interesting, with minimal comment;

• The seven lessons taught in (US) schools (Gatto, 2006)
  

1. Confusion
2. Class position
3. Indifference
4. Emotional dependency
5. Intellectual dependence
6. Provisional self-esteem
7. One can't hide

• Using a blog to create an on-line journal for a class; self -explanatory and eminently replicable

• Capturing the Visible Evidence of Invisible Learning (This is quite a substantial essay.)

• The Importance of Conversation in Learning and the Value of Web-based Discussion Tools --which would have added to my experience of the on-line tutoring course over the past month.