Joanna Williams
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5/2/24, 3:09 PM
In Defence of Standards
The determination of parents to secure a place for their child at a good school suggests that, among the general public at least, high educational standards are valued. However, among teachers, policy-makers and educational theorists, there is disagreement about the meaning of standards and little consensus that securing high standards is an important aim for schools.
4/23/24, 1:49 PM
Teachers should not be political activists
The politicisation of education produces ‘activist teachers’, pedagogues whose primary allegiance is to political progressivism rather than the transmission of knowledge.
3/25/24, 9:31 AM
Politicisation of Education
The introduction of new subjects such as Citizenship, and the decolonisation of traditional academic subjects such as history, reveals the extent to which teaching is now politicised in ways that are entirely antithetical to classical education.
3/14/24, 9:41 AM
Undermining national identity through citizenship education
The European Parliament wants citizenship education to be a ‘policy priority at EU level.’
2/28/24, 6:29 PM
Against Decolonising the Curriculum
The most explicit argument for separating education from the legacy of the past is made under the banner of ‘decolonise’. Movements to ‘decolonise the curriculum’ began in higher education but rapidly migrated to schools.