Education is …. We are all familiar with great thinkers’ expansive definitions, ranging from ‘training the mind to think’ (Einstein) to being ‘the most powerful weapon’ (Mandela) – the stuff of fridge magnets. Follow-through questions remain unanswered, e.g., to think what? Training implies predetermined behaviours in measurement-frenzied educational systems; and what, exactly, might a weapon …
I hope for a future for education and sport that is creative, innovative, and ever changing as it responds to the world’s needs. Needs, I believe, must be front and centre such as: social justice sustainability leadership intersectionality inclusivity diversity creativity decolonisation eliminating unconscious bias future-focused thinking The evolution of education Education which embraces land …
Dr Laura Colucci-Gray shares a poem inspired by Moray House. The Grounds of Moray House Grounds Grounding Being grounded With roots in the grounds Buried? Planted! Stretching out Straight from the ground Not suppressed but kept in reserve, with the capacity to attend to life and to wait A quiet space Contemplative? Observant; Invitational? Generative …
Fiona Bowie, Teaching Fellow in Gaelic Education, talks about her hopes for the future of Gaelic language in education, as well as her favourite places to celebrate the language. Learn more about our Gaelic Education programme Our degree in Primary Education with Gaelic, with routes for Gaelic Fluent speakers and for Learners, qualifies all graduates …
Language is central to most of the key issues faced by societies in the 21st century, whether it’s the world of social media, echo chambers and misinformation, or generative AI-driven chatbots such as ChatGPT, or authoritarian and populist politicians promoting post-truth discourse. Understanding of language(s) and awareness of how language functions are more important than …
My research career in physical activity for health began when I trained as a physical education teacher at Dunfermline College, where I learned that people could get ‘hypokinetic’ (too little movement) disease. Dunf – as it was affectionately known – became part of Moray House College of Education, which in turn became part of the …
