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AFL: let us never speak of it again...

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The penny has dropped for me that it's possible and preferable to discuss the theory and practical implementation of Assessment for Learning without ever using the term itself. Whilst this is, for reasons I'll explain, a step forward, I can't help feeling slightly bereft, carrying as I do a strong sense of gratitude to AFL for helping me improve my own practice . Dumping the jargon seems somehow disloyal; I've been going about it for years, and the idea of never referring to Success Criteria again seems like saying goodbye to an old friend, albeit a friend who seems to confuse everyone and is a bit of a mouthful to keep referencing in training sessions. I must confess to a history of being something of a jargon-apologist (jargologist?), on the basis that we do need names to call stuff, and having a professional lexicon is not necessarily such a bad thing. I recall an entertaining exchange with a colleague who reacted strongly against the use of the word 'coaching...