Junks Worksheets
2026-03-04 Coming soon. There will be an explanation of ways in which these worksheets can be used and an outline of the theory. Junks are a powerful tool!
image: The Architecture of the Living Curriculum
Creating this has been a labour of love, and the distillation of many years of thinking about education. It is at the heart of the book, tentatively titled "Beyond Education — Being Awake to Life" that I am working on. There will be more about this on Intelligent Worksheets!
Teamwork: Impeccability
In 1955, Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein ended their manifesto with a simple appeal: “Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.” Intelligent Worksheets is specifically oriented to education, but the philosophy it seeks to practise is applicable to education and training within any organisation concerned with the well-being of its
note: Play, Research & Emergence
When I am thinking holistically, "play" becomes research and vice versa. It may be something to do with the brain ceasing to try to force connections and starting to simply permit them to happen. This thought occurred to me today and I am making a note of it
keyword: Process
From the Latin procedere - pro (forward) and cedere (to go) - process names movement in a direction. In education, content answers the question what. Process answers the question how engagement with what is taught is structured. In educational design, process describes how engagement is organized over time. It includes
note: Science as Culture
A friend responded to a paper of mine with a thoughtful piece of writing in which he describes museums as bridges that can help science to move from school subject to lived culture. His writing gave me an opportunity to consider how his ideas fit with my own thinking about
teaching experience: Say something in a puzzled tone of voice
The following story illustrates one way of contrasting the notions of being “asleep" and "awake to life." An analysis of the story using the CCCoD tool (Capabilities, Constraints, Coherent Direction) follows the story itself. In the early 1990s, I was giving a workshop for TESOL MA students
thinking tool: Did Reflected Designed Created
This is a tool I have been using recently in my work: DRDC Here are its 4 elements: 🔷 I did something... I did a lot. Some of it might be useful for me to note down. Depends on what I want to get better at... 💡 I reflected on something… Some
The ALIVE acronym
Five words that express the educational philosophy of focusing on LIFE. 0:00 /5:21 1× Roughly edited but I stand by the content! I need to fix the sound...
Keyword: Excellence
To strive for excellence is a choice. Mediocrity often appears easier because it is rooted in comparison rather than ability; it invites us to look at others and settle for "good enough" rather than reaching for what we are capable of. Mediocrity requires reassurance, status, and a hierarchy
2026-01-07 Update
It is a real pleasure to be working on this site and the accompanying book. A lot is being developed behind the scenes. I see clearly now that this site is going to take time – perhaps most of 2026 – before it really starts to make sense to others. For Japanese
2025-12-15 Update
Thank you for visiting Intelligent Worksheets. The idea is that most of the writing here is going to be available at different levels of English ability. The priority right now is to upload the content itself in a "native speaker" version and then quickly add the extra versions