Abe Moore

he/him

Abe is a former primary school teacher in Adelaide, South Australia. Progressive education. Ungrading. Experiential learning. Learning to be a radical advocate of children.

Career Ready Kindergarten

October 12, 2019

There is a growing misconception that giving a child the best start in life means unlocking their academic potential as early as possible.

Three kids standing in a line.

A Playground Should Have A Pulse

May 4, 2019

What do you think of when you hear the word play? I associate it with joy, innocence, freedom and flow. I picture my littles hard at play exploring, experimenting, falling, and learning. Play makes me smile, shoot nervous glances at my wife, and at times, gasp.

Kids digging for buried treasure.

A Year of Mathematical Freedom

January 21, 2019

As a student, mathematics was a confusion of disjointed concepts to be memorised from page upon page of joyless, sterile and seemingly endless textbook problems. It was about speed and rules and conformity.

Being That Teacher: Shifting Towards Student-Centred Learning

November 19, 2018

As teachers, it seems the system measures us by the “success” (see standardised test scores) our students achieve while in our care, but perhaps the truest measure of an educator should be defined by the number of options our past students have available at age 30.

Robots walking up stairs.