Wrong Symptom
From our Swindon Correspondent:
From Simon Jenkins in The Guardian
No less significant is what the pandemic has done to teaching technology. Education must be the most...
Every State School Should Fire At Least One Diversity Adviser
This is not quite what The Observer recommends as a strategy but it is indeed what the correct strategy is.
You see, private schools -...
Oh, right
It has led many academics to explore why so few Black students study technical subjects. The answer is complex, with structural causes that can...
Downside Monastery To Close
A bit of a pity but this is the real reason:
“The main driver is that this is a building we have been in for...
Entire Nonsense About The Coming Musician Shortage
This is exceedingly precious and thereby falls into error:
Orchestras will face talent shortage due to Covid rules on music lessons, Royal Philharmonic warns
Nonsense. The...
Let’s Kill The Teachers’ Unions
Vox treats us to a proposal for significant reform of the american K12 education system. Sadly, it doesn't include the one grand reform that...
To Explain What’s Wrong With British Education
A nice example to explain to us all what's wrong with the British education system:
Stephen Moss is an author and naturalist based in Somerset,...
Covid-19 Education
From our Swindon Correspndent:
From the Daily Mail
The startling inequalities in lockdown learning are laid bare today after it was revealed that an estimated 700,000 state...
This Is Insane – Covid-19 Bans On Cars On The School Run
There are weird suggestions out there, of course there are. The idea that Shirley McLean really was Nefertiti comes to mind. There are insane...
We’ve Got The Solution To University Job Losses Right Here
Fortunately this is a really easy problem to solve:
The new analysis suggests that over 230,000 fewer students will enter higher education in 2020 as...