Tag Archives: Higher education

#Dear Justine: Helpful Hints – Part Two

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Here are some more thoughts from Twitter on what ought to be the priorities for the new Secretary of State for Education – Justine Greening. (See also our previous compilation of tweets using hashtag – #DearJustine.) https://3diassociates.wordpress.com/2016/07/15/dear-justine-helpful-hints-part-one/ As we said … Continue reading

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Education Manifestos in Detail: Part Four – The Green Party

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For our final post on the education election manifestos, we turn to the Green Party. Due to our electoral ‘first past the post’ system, the Green Party isn’t going to grasp the keys to Number 10. Neither are they going … Continue reading

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Systematised Rote Learning and Maoist Centralism

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Here’s a story from The Telegraph that’s been on our backburner since last week: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10107565/Michael-Gove-Scottish-schoolchildren-risk-falling-behind-English-pupils.html Michael Gove: Scottish schoolchildren risk falling behind English pupils Michael Gove has delivered a stark warning that Scottish schoolchildren risk falling behind their peers in … Continue reading

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The Profit of Education

What is education for? Is it for the younger generations to “profit” from a holistic learning experience that enables them to live and learn as young people now and adults in the future? Is that the “profit”? Or is it … Continue reading

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Ivory Towers Spurned?

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Britain is not the only country where tough questions are currently being asked about the future of higher education and the purposes of universities and university education. The London Observer newspaper and Chinadaily.com this week carried an article originally published … Continue reading

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