MagiKats Blog
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The culture of coaching
I've just read an excellent article by Alice Pung in today's Weekend Australian and The Monthly magazine. My favourite quote from that article is this one: "Even private schools are beginning to acknowledge a coached student may not necessarily have the type of rounded, inquisitive mind that they are after.
Home Schooling: some observations
We have recently come across two very different examples of home schooling with children at MagiKats, leaving our debate to whether home schooling is successful or not wide open!
KS2 English
In the recent change to KS2 English SATs, a bigger focus has been placed on spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPAG). Working in a school, I can’t help but notice the lack of immediacy when it comes to corrections of SPAG errors.