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Fundamental Changes to Education Needed

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There’s an article in this week’s Education Guardian that isn’t altogether surprising but is alarming nonetheless. http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/mar/11/heads-poor-ofsted-report-dismissal-shortages Kent County Council – not exactly viewed as the most forward-thinking, inclusive local authority with its much maligned and contentious grammar school system … Continue reading

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What is education for?

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Lots of people are starting to ask some very fundamental questions about education. Instead of asking, “How can we get schools to raise scores in tests and exams?” we now find that people are asking, “What is education for?” – … Continue reading

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Celebration, Protocols, Values and Education

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How do you teach children about values and virtues? You can give them a list and let them consider what each of the words mean. They could look these words up in a dictionary or online. You may even consider … Continue reading

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What Is Education For?

“What is education FOR? Is it to teach us the nature of reality, or to give us the tools to deal with it?” So said Melvyn Bragg in the introduction to his “In Our Time” programme which focused on education, … Continue reading

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