Michael Rosen

A place where I'll post up some thoughts and ideas - especially on literature in education, children's literature in general, poetry, reading, writing, teaching and thoughts on current affairs.

Saturday, 31 March 2012

Secondary Modern Schools - some more stories

Stories to solve: George Shannon

Recommend a good poetry creative writing book?

Friday, 30 March 2012

Racism was abolished - NOT. Horrible people.

Congratulations to George Galloway

Thursday, 29 March 2012

The origins of grammar - TLS review

'Outstanding' stuff in schools

Ofsted Report on English - what's great,what's crap

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Ofsted: chutzpah with extra dressing

Bear: "I've done nothing wrong."

Sunday, 25 March 2012

Bear: 'I knew nothing about this'

I am resigning over this matter

Wednesday, 21 March 2012

'Good for the economy' means 'good for the rich'

Serious question re classroom discussion

News on the relatives on the memorial

Monday, 19 March 2012

A memorial with a personal link

Your (UK taxpayers') new Broadcasting House

Look, Gove! Finnish education comes to London, 29 March

Why 'Comprehension' is not comprehension

Sunday, 18 March 2012

Becoming Our Own Experts: a remarkable book

Saturday, 17 March 2012

A Load of Nonsense;Lear's 200th;'Word of Mouth'

Thursday, 15 March 2012

Little George plans the budget in bed

Letter schools could send home to parents about reading

Sir Michael Tooshaw (of himself) and 'literacy'

How to make literature into Trivial Pursuits/Mastermind

Chipping Norton peoples - prehistoric Tory theory..

Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Have Ofsted blown it all apart?

BBC going privater and privater...

Bishopsgate Institute tonight: me on Dickens

Author visits school - school prepares brilliantly

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

MPs for sale: a proposal (modest) for reform

Edward Lear - some thoughts and news

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      • Secondary Modern Schools - some more stories
      • Stories to solve: George Shannon
      • Recommend a good poetry creative writing book?
      • Racism was abolished - NOT. Horrible people.
      • Congratulations to George Galloway
      • The origins of grammar - TLS review
      • 'Outstanding' stuff in schools
      • Ofsted Report on English - what's great,what's crap
      • Ofsted: chutzpah with extra dressing
      • Bear: "I've done nothing wrong."
      • Bear: 'I knew nothing about this'
      • I am resigning over this matter
      • 'Good for the economy' means 'good for the rich'
      • Serious question re classroom discussion
      • News on the relatives on the memorial
      • A memorial with a personal link
      • Your (UK taxpayers') new Broadcasting House
      • Look, Gove! Finnish education comes to London, 29 ...
      • Why 'Comprehension' is not comprehension
      • Becoming Our Own Experts: a remarkable book
      • A Load of Nonsense;Lear's 200th;'Word of Mouth'
      • Little George plans the budget in bed
      • Letter schools could send home to parents about re...
      • Sir Michael Tooshaw (of himself) and 'literacy'
      • How to make literature into Trivial Pursuits/Maste...
      • Chipping Norton peoples - prehistoric Tory theory..
      • Have Ofsted blown it all apart?
      • BBC going privater and privater...
      • Bishopsgate Institute tonight: me on Dickens
      • Author visits school - school prepares brilliantly
      • MPs for sale: a proposal (modest) for reform
      • Edward Lear - some thoughts and news
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      • New Statesman article March 5 2012
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