Nigel Farage will soon be the least popular political party leader in the UK by some margin. The confidence trick isn't working any more www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-nigel-...

A difficult read though it builds on a lot we already know about the decline of reading. As @carlhendrick.substack.com notes elsewhere, it’s not just children who are reading less. Though adults sometimes do have less time for reading, hence my passion for short stories and poems alongside novels.

"The Alpha maths app is built on Engelmann, not a chatbot. If your mental image of an Alpha maths lesson is a child chatting to an AI tutor, drop it. There is no chatbot" - @MrZachG @mrbartonmaths eedi.substack.com/p/ai-in-educ...

Chatbots, novices, the automation of learning and the case for Alpha School carlhendrick.substack.com/p/children-o...

This is significant and a step in the right direction. But I think the problem here is that most AI policies in education are still written as HR style acceptable-use policies, not as learning-design policies. kjk.com/2026/06/12/o...

"You cannot believe your way into learning, because learning is not a state of mind; it is the residue of particular things done in a particular order, most of which feel worse than the alternatives while they are happening." @minocw.bsky.social @marjoleinmoorman.bsky.social

Finally, @carlhendrick.substack.com asks if there is a science of writing in another of his pieces looking in detail at research. substack.com/inbox/post/2... My disagreement is with the subheading which implies that writing has the same research base that reading has but much less influence.

Why growth mindset works in the laboratory, fails in the classroom, and reveals something true about both. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/why-you-ca...

Writing research has the evidence reading had, but not the influence. Why? carlhendrick.substack.com/p/is-there-a...

As usual, lots of fascinating things in the monthly round-up of research from @carlhendrick.substack.com but the *most widely-cited paper on the learning benefits of AI* has been formally withdrawn is certainly the standout! open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...

The Illusion of Performance in the American Educator @aft.org @carlhendrick.substack.com www.aft.org/ae/winter202...

Discussing curriculum and pedagogy with Christine Counsell Tim Oates and Harold Hislop as part of the NI TransformED programme youtu.be/Sd4Bs2_wlXw?...

Spandrels of the Mind: The Case Against Humanlike AI AI tutoring might work if it stops pretending to be human carlhendrick.substack.com/p/spandrels-...

The Death of the University Degree: Cognitive surrender and the "vast counterfeiting of knowledge" carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-death-...

Instructional Illusions: What We Get Wrong About Good Teaching A conversation between Jim Heal, @carlhendrick.substack.com, Robert Pondiscio, and me. #EduSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH3_...

The people behind this are openly neo-Nazi. Reminder that the Conservatives argued this march was fine as it did not directly target any particular groups, beyond “criticism of religion”.

A really lovely post by @carlhendrick.substack.com, with a bit of bonus Heaney. Novels Tell Us Who We Are open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...

/3 and I’m reminded of this great post from James Theobald (I miss him) who nails it.

It’s not often that something on social media stops me in my tracks, but this week I was transfixed by a recent interview with Bob Odenkirk who was describing a near-death experience, and the strange way a particular novel was able to help him make sense.. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/novels-tel...

"What leaders (usually) get wrong about motivation" featuring me and Doug Lemov www.nytimes.com/athletic/727...

Privileged to be part of the #TransformED curriculum team. Thanks to the Minister Paul Givan and the brilliant dept of education team for the welcome and tour of Parliament Buildings at Stormont today.

Fascinating conversation on AI and education with Craig Barton and education's foremost rational optimist Becky Allen youtu.be/5SHwZlJvvhM?...

My 3 daughters may belong to a generation that no longer fears cancer in the way mine did. Having lost both parents to it, that thought makes me deeply happy. substack.com/home/post/p-...

School smartphone bans improve classroom conditions (and that's a reason to do it in itself), but this study finds no clear early evidence that they improve mental health. www.nber.org/papers/w35181

The inimitable @carlhendrick.substack.com takes a measured look at short-form video as a learning tool, giving a fair shake to its potential advantages (ex. motivating learners about a new topics). Still, it’s primarily a cautionary signal. This section, whew. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Are students learning anything from TikTok and YouTube? And do we have the research to know? ⤵️ carlhendrick.substack.com/p/learning-i...

Very nice piece on our recent paper with @wimdeneys.bsky.social by @carlhendrick.substack.com 🙌 carlhendrick.substack.com/p/rethinking...

A LOT going on this month in the science of learning. New studies on the limits of retrieval practice, phone bans that don't move test scores, ChatGPT as cognitive crutch, and why early vocabulary growth tells us surprisingly little about later reading. ⤵️ substack.com/home/post/p-...

Do test scores improve after phone bans? Not really. - High schools gain a little. Middle schools lose a little. The average is close to zero. www.nber.org/papers/w35132

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"Research should illuminate thought, not close it down." @markmccourt.bsky.social www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

It's interesting to be that in articles and analysis like this, no-one ever mentions parenting. Is that because no-one thinks it's a factor or because no-one dare say it? www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Amazon has a global technical issue; my paperback is still stuck. But! The eBook & hardback are available. If you want to read beyond telling and retrieval get a copy: mybook.to/teachingmean... I'd really appreciate the support (and an honest review to help this calamitous launch).

The problem with banning social media is that it's social. New post ⤵️ carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-proble...

The Evidence Base on AI in K-12: A 2026 Review scale.stanford.edu/sites/defaul...

The problem with banning social media is that it's social. New post ⤵️ carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-proble...

Könnte das die Brücke sein über die Gräben der Kompetenz- und der Wissensvermittler? Grandioser Post von @carlhendrick.substack.com Wie Wissen ungleich Performanz ist und umgekehrt. #BlueLZ open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...

Just caught up with @carlhendrick.substack.com’s monthly review of research. Excellent overview as ever and I was particularly interested in two pieces of reading research. open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...

Latest post on retrieval practice ⤵️

Rethinking Retrieval Practice: Remembering Is Not Knowing carlhendrick.substack.com/p/rethinking...

Classic Arsenal

What's new in learning science? Monthly roundup: Retrieval practice under scrutiny, feedback's missing mechanism, AI that actually teaches, and the quiet erosion of cognitive effort. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-monthl...

Featuring @chadaldeman.bsky.social @natwexler.bsky.social @carlhendrick.substack.com @dtwuva.bsky.social @gtoppo.bsky.social @dkthomp.bsky.social @weisenthal.bsky.social @hollykorbey.bsky.social @alexanderrusso.bsky.social ++

Resonates on many levels! #blueLZ #BayernEdu @carlhendrick.substack.com • Absolutely agree on working on really good design later. • Teachers needed more than ever!

I have written a free guide on responsive teaching for UNESCO available here: t.co/puvgOyGgi3

If you are interested in early reading / literacy, this is another must-read from @carlhendrick.substack.com. Really Interesting research which I think will strike a chord with many primary teachers. open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...

We tend to think of reading as a visual act. But a growing body of research suggests that by the time a child encounters a word in print for the first time, their mind has already been preparing for that encounter. ⤵️ carlhendrick.substack.com/p/orthograph...

Researching early teaching machines and fascinated by this 1937 device by Joseph James Ray. Like some weird Steampunk nightmare! It basically tested whether children could generalise from picture pairs: green light for correct, red for incorrect. Pure operant conditioning.

Insightful post about productive failure, structuring learning and the limitations of many ed tech designs.

Στρατηγικές ανάγνωσης και γραφής στην τάξη neapaideia-glossa.gr/articles/1337/ οι οποίες όμως εξαρτώνται από το λεξιλόγιο του μαθητή! (και όχι το αντίστροφο) carlhendrick.substack.com/p/reading-co... @carlhendrick.substack.com on the decks: