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Guy Claxton's new myths

Guy Claxton's new myths

Professor Guy Claxton of 'Building Learning Power' fame thinks he's identified 8 myths preventing innovation in teaching

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Greg Ashman
Mar 25, 2021
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Speaking at the World Education Summit, Professor Guy Claxton, probably best known for developing ‘Building Learning Power’ with its strange diagram of a brain divided up into four ‘learning muscles’ all beginning with the letter ‘R’, claims to have identified eight myths that are standing in the way of creative approaches to teaching. Is Claxton right …

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