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Category: Yacapaca
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The new DfE guidance is out, here. The aim is to “prevent harm”. The rules are all stated in the form “thou shalt not…” There’s nothing wrong with any one of these rules; I support most of them. But … before we all settle back into our torpor, let’s think about why and what could…
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We all know that British education is in a mess, but recent discourse about how we got into this mess has tended to repeat the American discourse that schools were designed from the start to produce a literate, numerate, and above all, compliant workforce. Well, it wasn’t. Education Acts from 1833 to 1870 were driven…
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After 20 years of service to education, Yacapaca has now closed down. Thank you for your custom, your contribution, your enthusiasm, whatever it was you personally brought to Yacapaca. It’s been a great ride and I am grateful to have had your companionship. What’s next? Read on to find out…
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Sunset: Yacapaca will cease service at the end of August 2023, after a 20-year run. I want to briefly explain why, what users need to do about it, and what’s coming to replace it. Why shut down? Over the last few years, Google and Microsoft have come to dominate educational technology, squeezing out the independent…
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