Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads (Dr Emmett Brown)

Obsolete - no longer of any use, past its use by date.

As promised - a revisit of those 21 things Tina Barseghian says have only three years left to run (Mind/Shift article - 21 things that will be obsolete by 2020).

The vast majority seem pretty clearly obvious but here are the ones I don't necessarily agree with: 

• FEAR OF WIKIPEDIA 
• PAPERBACKS (reading by old technology, i.e. books) 
• PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE NIGHT

And, these ones are contentious (at least, in my head the debate rages on):

• LOCKERS
• PAPER

A taking of Westmount's pulse on all 21 items is interesting. Gratifyingly, many are being, or have been, made obsolete already.

Here are the ones still in the mix, that are worthy of further thought:

• HOMEWORK
• ORGANIZATION OF CLASSES BY GRADE  LEVEL (i.e. age) 
• INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY
• CURRENT CURRICULAR NORMS (the silo effect)

That's the great thing about education - we're always aiming to improve, to question things, and to look for solutions!

What goes on in your mind? (The Beatles)

Because of the general busy-ness of my working life these days, I've been hording some interesting articles from the good people of Mind/Shift. 

Here is a bespoke selection of recent bookmarked gems that I can recommend:

21 things that will be obsolete by 2020 (that's only three years away!). I'll come back to this one next time out. I'm a sucker for these kind of lists.

Why giving effective feedback is trickier than it seems. I am always in need of advice for giving feedback! It's something I find has to be tailored to the individual and that's tricky.

What's going on inside a dyslexic's brain - a very useful piece for me, as a number of my current students are in this position.

and finally, why teachers say practising mindfulness is transforming the work. I'm a big fan!