Greg Ashman
@greg_ashman
School leader. PhD in Instructional Design. Writer. Part-time Professor. Honorary Fellow. I can speak amusingly about education. Views entirely my own.
A Little Guide for Teachers: Cognitive Load Theory a.co/d/gxSQUD5
21-year-old senator on @abcnews is being given a complete free ride. The interview is all about her age and not about politics. I think this actually disrespects her.
20 years ago, we had the internet and people were making exactly the same argument. 120 years ago, we had libraries and people were making exactly the same argument. For the last ten years, people have insisted that *nobody* has ever made this argument. The argument:
Anthropic co-founder Ben Mann on why he chose Montessori for his daughter: "If this were 10-20 years ago, I'd be lining her up for top-tier schools and extracurriculars. But now I don't think any of it's going to matter. Learning facts is going to fade into the background. What…
It is easy to lead around by the nose a citizen who is kind but has few facts of his own.
ABC Backs a Censorious Loser – BAD MATHEMATICS mathematicalcrap.com/2025/07/22/abc…
So long, Ozzy. You did Birmingham proud.
It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and…
NEW FREE POST Why I would never work in an Australian government school The reason may not be what you think Link ⬇️
A few years back, @joe__kirby was one of the original innovators who helped ignite a revolution in how we think about, write about, and actually do teaching. One of the UK’s best pioneers, and an inspiration to many, and myself.
This guy was sitting next to me at the DI conference, chatting away about DI, for about 2 hours before I realized who he was. His blog back in the old days of Twitter quite literally changed my life and career.
A couple of photos of me from the recent @MULTILITmedia Advancing Effective Education Summit. The second one has a favourite quote that I learned of via @dylanwiliam
Interesting further adventures on Reddit. I asked whether Australian teachers should have a right to professional comment and the first two responses I've received are 'No'. Why? Because teachers often have awful views. The cultural difference between X and Reddit is vast.