Posted by Editors Education Philosophy, In The News, NCLB, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Testing Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
If you ever wondered who is/was responsible for Education Policy in the UK then look no further than this man… Education Reform Lessons from England An Interview with Sir Michael Barber Publication Date: January 13, 2006 England’s education system has undergone rapid and ambitious reform in the past decade. In 1997, a newly-elected Labour government, [...]
Posted by Editors Education Philosophy, In The News, Testing Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
EducationState has discovered that New Labour seems to be adopting wholesale the reforms and innovations implemented in the USA during the 90′s. This is not new. It has been well-documented that the PR strategy of Mandelson and his cronies was taken almost ad verbatim from the successful focus group-led Clinton Presidential campaign and administration some [...]
Posted by Editors In The News, Testing Friday, April 27th, 2007
Does adultism exist in education? Are younger members of staff discriminated against because of their age? Are the centralizing tendencies of the current regime about distrust of the recent influx of younger teachers? Do you have to dress and speak like a Baby Boomer to get on in life? Clearly recent innovations in educational theory [...]
Posted by Editors Education Philosophy, In The News, Secondary Education, Testing Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
WE hate exams. Really, really, really. When teachers become lab scientists and learners become lab rats then you know something is wrong. Testing DOES NOT equal learning. What testing only achieves is assess the environment of the students i.e. their parents, peers, school, subculture and social class. By grading students you are simply putting into [...]
