Category Archives: Curriculum
FAITH AND EDUCATION
Not faith schools, but faith in the people in schools: in pupils, students, teachers, and even governors. Tyrrell Burgess [1931-2009] was both a humanist and a man of faith. He believed passionately in people’s innate ability to shape their own learning … Continue reading
Filed under Current policies, Curriculum, Diogenes, History
AN OPEN LETTER TO MR MICHAEL GOVE MP
Dear Michael You are so often in my living room with your fellow News Night Review panellists I feel we are old friends. It’s always fun to hear the sparky late night chat about books, theatre and the arts. So … Continue reading
Filed under Central control, Curriculum
AN INNOCENT ABROAD
Poor Ken Boston. Forced to resign, and traduced, he believes, by Ministers. After a distinguished career in Australia Ken Boston came full of hope to head the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. He did not know about Powell’s Law. Here in England public … Continue reading
Filed under Curriculum, Diogenes, Examinations & assessment
Double-decker Prophet
The proponent of the Gaia image, James Lovelock, has battled his way against initial scepticism to presenting a full picture of the dire condition of our planet, through acceptance of his insistence on total synthesis of sciences, observations. and geohistory. … Continue reading
Facilis Descensus Averno
One step, two step, foxtrot, waltz… Now schools as state-licensed Palais de Danse – gyms as ballrooms by central prescription, with a veiled threat of obesity lurking in the changing rooms. It is a bit reminiscent of the victims being … Continue reading
Filed under Current policies, Curriculum, Juvenile
Confounding Confusion
According to the Professor Deputy Commissar in the senior wing of the education kremlin, the junior wing’s diploma programme is “slightly schizophrenic” as between academic and “work based learning”. “We are educating . . the masses for . . competences … Continue reading
