Teaching to the North-East

by Russell Bishop

Teaching to the North-East responds to the marginalisation of particular groups of students with a way of teaching intended to increase equity in the education system.

One way this marginalisation happens is when the special qualities students bring to the classroom are treated as deficiencies. This consigns Indigenous, migrant, refugee, faith- based students, students with learning difficulties, and students of difference to educational “failure”.

Russell Bishop sets out how schools and teachers can respond to diverse groups of students and develop teaching practices that promote learning for everyone. In this approach, students’ prior knowledge, language and ways of making sense of the world are used to inform teaching practices rather than being seen as barriers to learning.

Genres: Education

239 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 21, 2019

Reviews

[Nicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has absolutely changed my approach to teaching for the better. I have officially drunk the Kool-Aid and would like another glass, please! The only reason that this review is 4 stars and not 5 is that although I now completely get the "why" in terms of relationship based learning and discursive practice, I would have loved some more practical advice (or even just some good links to follow up on) with regard to the "how". There were a few anecdotal accounts; I would have liked to hear more detailed stories / different scenarios about what these practices really look like in the classroom.

[Catherine Barnett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has really great ideas well-supported with extensive research HOWEVER once again I have reached the end of another PD experience yearning for more practical tools to put this awesome stuff into practice.

[Robert Everett · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like he needs another survey to refer to. Are kids still saying the same thing? Does society still see education in the same way? What is success?