In the Guardian this week there was an extremely interesting article that reported on the CBI director general’s speech about his and the business world’s concern about education. It was strong stuff! Teaching to tests and exams is not providing … Continue reading
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A Crack Where The Light Gets In? To be fair to the Confederation of British Industry, which is not necessarily an organisation concerned with social justice and enlightened pedagogy, this isn’t the first time the CBI has said in effect … Continue reading
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Self-Knowledge One of the major news stories this weekend was the flotation of Facebook for 100 billion dollars. It was interesting that a major profile in the New York Times (a version of which was reprinted in the Observer) carried … Continue reading
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Peter Ackroyd said on Radio 4 this weekend, “I developed a love of learning at an early age”. He talked about how much he enjoys researching for his various books, which demonstrates his continued love of learning. His writing is … Continue reading
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Consider this powerful and shocking headline from a recent newspaper article: Schools ‘face talent drain’ as morale of teachers dives: Poll shows thousands are thinking of quitting as former Ofsted chief warns of widespread disillusionment http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/may/12/schools-face-talent-drain By Daniel Boffey Morale … Continue reading
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There’s a curious column written by Simon Jenkins in today’s Guardian, in which he discusses our political opinions and allegencies, and where they come from. He references a book by Jonathan Haidt, called The Righteous Mind, on the subject of … Continue reading
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Why is the Upper House of Parliament still called the House of Lords? If it was called the House of Ladies, would the Lords really stand for that? The front page of the Observer Review today features a major 4-page … Continue reading
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We need a revolution in education, and we need to turn upside down the notion that schools exist to prepare young people for the world of work, rather than schools exist to enable young people to develop all of their … Continue reading
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Peak Experiences and Going With The Flow. Today we’re returning to some more thoughts from Sir Ken Robinson’s book ‘The Element‘, but first we’re considering a book that was published in 1974 – The Inner Game of Tennis, written by … Continue reading
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Here’s another selection of quotes from Sir Ken Robinson‘s new book – The Element. They’re taken from Chapter 2: Think Differently. One of the principles of the Element is that we need to challenge what we take for granted about … Continue reading
