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Back in 2013 we wrote the following: https://3diassociates.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/rearranging-the-deckchairs/ Rearranging the Deckchairs “You didn’t have to be an absolute genius back in 1912 [the year of the Titanic’s one and only voyage] to imagine that aircraft would become bigger, faster, more … Continue reading
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Labour could ditch GCSEs within 10 years, says Tristram Hunt For several years 3Di has advocated the abolition of 16+ examinations. The first sign that something might be stirring in our national conversation about GCSEs and high stakes examinations came … Continue reading
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Education is powerful. Education is political. It has to be. It can enable us to tackle inequalities or it can perpetuate injustice. It can inspire children to learn or it can stultify their enjoyment of learning for life. Education can … Continue reading
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A recent article in the Times Educational Supplement indicates the direction of travel of education systems throughout the world (though not, regrettably, in the UK and the USA): http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6358749 The article’s headline – “Curriculum – Singapore heads in a bold … 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
Last June we reported on some radical thoughts on education that we’d come across in Forbes’ online magazine – http://www.forbes.com/ Our blog post can be read here: https://3diassociates.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/forbes-radical-thoughts-on-education/ We’re referring back to it today in the light of our recent … Continue reading
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It’s difficult to know where to begin with this post, other than continue from the previous one. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has released a report on the state of education in this country and its lack of fitness … Continue reading
Teachers: what exactly do you teach? Do you teach ‘subjects’, or do you teach children? What made you become a teacher? Was it because you’re interested in maths, science, English, geography, whatever . . . or because you’re interested in … Continue reading
Having just blogged about the value of certificates as opposed to education that teaches young people about their real strengths and other areas for improvement and development, we think it’s worth taking a look at today’s Guardian editorial on the … Continue reading
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but we really need to stop using the term “skills” when we’re in fact discussing “intelligences” that lie beyond mere academic ability. This terminology really matters.
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