It is human nature to draw a line between things. I know that there is a divide between those who champion a knowledge rich curriculum and those who are seen as more progressive. This false distinction has always been confusing to me. Firstly this is because, in geography at least, knowledge changes. The existing currculum is based upon the personal interests of mainly white men based in the Global North. Rightly, perspectives around the curriculum are changing. If we are to allow children to learn, read and be aware of the very best taht humans have created, we must look at this from a geographical lens. We aren't English where there are seminal works of creative genius. I mean, Burgess can not be compared to Shakespeare or Secondly, it is the expert geographer's job to mould and adpat the geography curriculum to what ever is coming along. When training at the University of Durham, we were told of the testing effect. In schools, I saw it as my job to ensure that the geographi
" You can't start a fire, You can't start a fire without a spark" Bruce Springsteen. Well, it's been a fair while since I felt the motivation or the need to blog. Whilst not a story for now, over the past five years I've danced along the knife edge and, often, the call of the abyss has been both tempting and compelling. Certainly, my failing in both my personal and professional life have been numerous. But. This is not about me, but the people that have (re)ignited the spark to the fire in my soul. I realise that this is from the perspective of a privileged, white, middle class male view. I even have a beard. I am scared of getting it wrong on this topic. Teach me if I am wrong, it is from the position of a learner. I was looking forward to the GA Conference this year, the first face to face since 2019. I have to say that Alan , as president, and the Geographical Association's team did a fantastic job at being inclusive. The hybrid format allowed peopl