Part Three – Democracy and Education One of Biesta’s most important themes is the relationship between democracy and education. He develops this in discussion of the judgement required of educators in navigating the tension between the different functions of education.
Review: A Philosophy of Schooling by Dr Julian Stern
Review and Welcome of A Philosophy of Schooling by Dr Julian Stern(1) This is the ‘welcome’ to Julian Stern’s thought-provoking book that I gave at meeting of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain at Leeds Trinity University on
The ones that got away.
Sometimes, often in the long night, we think back over things we’ve done. After a good day, these are often cinematic valedictions of the brilliance of our achievements, the goal scored, the child saved, the answer to the quiz question
Project Halpin: ‘Cultural Literacy’ (2) – Hirsch, Knowledge and the Learner
This is part of a series of posts that I’ve been writing over a much longer period than I originally planned. The idea came from a lecture given by David Halpin, in which he discussed the need for us to approach
A trip to the Black Country Living Museum
A month ago, we packed the family into our ageing Megan, and travelled to the Black Country to see relatives and visit one of my favourite Museums, the Black Country Museum. Sharing a hotel room with your tweenage family was,
A personal archaeology of skills.
I first became aware of the possibility of being a writer* during my professional legal training. Before then I experienced only moderate success, and limited satisfaction, when I wrote. I struggled to communicate my ideas and lacked confidence that I
Tweet tweet! That’s the sound of the police…
I’ve been thinking about (and will probably have been writing this post) for quite a long time – collecting examples of a kind of twitter behaviour that has been interesting me for some time. A key feature of many edu-twitter
Patriotism and Brexit – a few thoughts.
Patriotism is often the last refuge of the disenfranchised, or a lever of power which is used to wield influence over them. People need institutions and ideas that they can invest belief in, and that they can trust to help
What is a textbook IV What are Textbooks for – in classrooms?
In my last post on this topic I explored the ‘conditioning’ and ‘coherence’ effects that Tim Oates claims at state level in his policy paper ‘Why Textbooks Count’. In that post I set out my concerns about the way the
Project Halpin: The Other Invisible Hand (1) – Ends
Julian Le Grand’s book has been sitting in my ‘to-read’ pile since my OH finished her MA in Healthcare Management. Le Grand is the Richard Titmuss Prof. of Social Policy at LSE, a position he has held since at least