Personal opinion pieces When you contribute a personal opinion piece, you're not just amplifying your own voice. You're inspiring others to join the chorus for change too and when enough people do, the chorus for change becomes an unignorable force for change. Open to all, personal opinion pieces gives you the opportunity to anonymously share your unique perspective on, or personal experience with, our English education system in up to 250 words and to have it published across Project Positivity's platforms. Submit your personal opinion piece I agree to the terms and conditions Select the option that best describes your relationship with our education system Type your personal opinion piece here Title your personal opinion piece If you have one, enter your verfication pin Submit Thank you for your submission Guidance 1. First, please confirm you agree to the terms & conditions and then select whether you're a student, teacher, parent, education professional, interested individual or 'other' if none of these apply. 2. Now, please share your unique perspective on, or personal experience with, our English education system in up to 250 words. Either write about a view or experience as a whole or focus in on part of it. When writing, remember to be honest, not target any individual, group or place and to only give your own views / experiences. ​ 3. Next, please create a short, catchy title that summarises what your personal opinion piece is about. ​ 4. Finally, please confirm you're not a robot and, if you have one, enter your verification pin. ​ Note: The verification of personal opinion pieces will be limited. Any verification process will be initiated by Project Positivity and granted at Project Positivity's discretion. ​ What next? Your personal opinion piece could be published on Project Positivity's views and news page , mailing list and on Instagram , TikTok and YouTube . Keep an eye out!

Project Positivity Education Inspiring and empowering everyone to bring positive change to our education system Watch the launch Mission Our English education system is functioning but it functions in a way which can limit creativity, be too test focused, cause avoidable mental health issues and kill the joy of learning. Project Positivity Education aims to inspire and empower everyone to bring positive change to our education system in a way that supports human thriving. Join the chorus for change Open to all, personal opinion pieces give you the opportunity to share your unique perspective on, and experience with, our English education system in 250 words or less and to have it amplified across Project Positivity's platforms. Find out more 'Pancakes' - a recipe for human thriving Underpinning Project Positivity Education's mission is a broader desire to encourage human thriving. 'Pancakes' illustrates this in an easy to understand and visually engaging way. Read 'Pancakes' Watch 'Pancakes' The latest views & news Discover other peoples' experiences and perspectives. Keep up with news from Project Positivity Education. HoL report: "urgent change" needed to secondary education Ellis Brown Feb 3 5 min Homework: the result of an “overburdened” curriculum Ellis Brown Feb 3 3 min "Logic at Last" Personal Opinion Piece Jan 20 1 min Stay in the know. Join the mailing list. Please enter your email here What best describes you? I agree to the privacy policy Sign Up You've signed up to Project Positivity's mailing list. Thanks!

'Pancakes' - a recipe for human thriving By Ellis Brown Early in 2023, I asked myself 'what creates a thriving human being?' and 'how can I illustrate this in an accessible, easy to understand and visually engaging​ way?'. So I created 'Pancakes'. Project Positivity is centered around 'Pancakes' because everything Project Positivity does is an effort to support human thriving and the environment we live in. To make some tasty pancakes, you'll need 150g of plain flour, 1tsp of baking powder, 2 pinches of salt, 30g of caster sugar, 1 egg and 150ml of milk. Add this all together, give it a good whisk to create the batter and then cook the pancakes in a pan. Delicious. Now imagine the 150g of plain flour represents having access to clean water, food, clothing, money, fulfilling work and a home. The 1 tsp of baking powder represents a loving family or carer. The 2 pinches of salt represents a positive social experience in person and online. The 30g of caster sugar represents a supportive and stimulating education system. The egg represents access to other essential services including healthcare, financial services, legal support and public transport. The 150ml of milk represents a peaceful, thriving, sustainable environment. There can be slight variation in the amount of each ingredient used to create a thriving human life, but if the required ingredients are lost or too little it becomes hard to thrive. For example, if only 25ml of milk goes into the batter instead of 150ml, the desired pancake will not be created. A pancake with only 25ml of milk in the batter A supportive and stimulating education syste m ​ Our education system should function in a way which makes it easier for everyone to thrive, not harder. Project Positivity Education is on a mission to bring positive change to our education system so more people can fulfil their potential. Whether it's creativity being limited or the system being too test focused, there needs to be reform. After all, education is an investment in our present and our futures; humanity's future. Find out more about Project Positivity Education and join the chorus for change here . You may use the 'Pancakes' analogy in your work however please make the following reference: © 'Pancakes' analogy by Ellis Brown (2023)

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