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Theory of Knowledge (TOK) & Critical Reasoning

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I had an idea in the 1980s and to my surprise, it changed education around the world
There are two types of knowledge – we've evolved to acquire the first naturally; we need schools for the second. Cognitive load theory explains how to teach knowledge we don't automatically get.
So your kid's finished their first year of school. Here's what they should have learnt
Generally speaking, if your English-speaking child is at least six years old by the end of the year, there are some standard things they should know and be able to do.
PISA doesn't define education quality, and knee-jerk policy proposals won't fix whatever is broken
PISA tests only three subjects that aren't representative of an entire education system. Meanwhile, the test conditions are different across countries and comparisons are fraught.
Estonia didn't deliver its PISA results on the cheap, and neither will Australia
Australia spends virtually the same on schools as the Estonian government, once wage differences are taken into account.

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