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This is an historic and unprecedented moment for education in England. It appears we now have a full set of organisations representing schools, colleges, teachers, school leaders and parents in England that have recently passed motions of no confidence in … Continue reading
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Professor Celia Oyler‘s page on the Teacher’s College, Columbia University, website tells us that her ‘scholarly interests’ are classroom-based collaborative research on issues of social justice, equity, and accessible pedagogy; inclusive education and teacher education. Thanks to a recent Diane … Continue reading
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There’s hardly a week goes by without Mr Gove and Ms Truss drawing attention to themselves with their latest wheeze or gimmick – and last week was no exception. Since they’re currently working in the field of education these specialists … Continue reading
It’s been an interesting day for childcare minister Liz Truss – summoned to Parliament early this morning to make a statement about her intentions to raise the limits on the numbers of children that individual childminders can work with. Those … Continue reading
Reblogged from Love Learning….: A lot has happened in the past month. A blogpost turned into a letter, which turned into a petition, which ended up as a political football and I found myself thrust into a limelight I’ve found … Continue reading
Liz Truss. Let’s cut to the chase. She’s a neo-liberal economist who now has responsibility for education and childcare in this neo-conservative government because of her far-right Friedmanite Chicago School beliefs in the power of the free market to remedy … Continue reading
Recently we commented on an important letter signed by over 100 academics which was published in The Independent newspaper. Amongst other things the letter said, “We are writing to warn of the dangers posed by Michael Gove’s new National Curriculum … Continue reading
I’m writing this post in response to a teacher’s blog I’ve stumbled across that claims teachers are “custodians of knowledge”. Where to begin with this? One of the most distressing and depressing aspects of conversations about education in countries like … Continue reading
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One of the aims of 3D Eye is to be an objective and non-partisan source of information for those who want to stay in touch with broader developments in the world of education, in Britain and elsewhere. To this end … Continue reading
We need to take a critical look at Peter Wilby’s latest article in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/29/michael-gove-teachers In Michael Gove’s world who needs teachers? The education secretary’s obsession with ‘spellings, facts and rules’ ignores the professional consensus on child development In … Continue reading
