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Education for Eudaimonia

Education for Eudaimonia

Posted on 30 September 2025 by Dr Kevin Smith

Educating for eudaimonia reorients schooling to the good life: virtue, meaning, connection, and ecological care. Read about how aiming for eudaimonia can transform pedagogy.

Ambulare: Walking, Reflection, and the Renewal of Curriculum

Posted on 3 April 2025 by Dr Kevin Smith

What happens when reflection moves out of the mind and into the body? In this post, I share how Ambulare—a walking-based reimagining of Currere—has grown into an international collaboration helping educators reflect, reconnect and renew their curriculum work.

Thinking Philosophically About Pedagogy: Teaching, Wisdom, and the More-than-Human

Posted on 17 October 2022 by Dr Kevin Smith

What does it mean to teach wisely? In this post, I share how thinking philosophically can enrich our understanding of pedagogy—helping educators make more deliberate, defensible, and compassionate decisions in the classroom.

Coddling White Ignorance: Pedagogical Grace and Racial Justice in Teacher Education

Posted on 4 February 2021 by Dr Kevin Smith

How can educators confront white ignorance without abandoning grace? In this powerful reflection, Dr Kevin Talbert considers how teacher education must move beyond comforting white innocence toward a practice of truth-telling, accountability and love that fosters genuine transformation.

A Pedagogy of Place

A Pedagogy of Place

Posted on 5 July 2019 by Dr Kevin Smith

What do pupils’ own words reveal about how they see the places they call home? This post looks at new research on young people’s “place images” in Wales and considers what it means for curriculum design. From Cwricwlwm Cymreig to Cynefin, it explores how a pedagogy of place can deepen understanding of belonging, identity and connection in classrooms across Wales.

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Posted on 18 June 2019 by Dr Kevin Smith

This blog consists of concise posts on various aspects of educational research, pedagogy, and curriculum.