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Articles by Frank Furedi
Give teachers authority or betray our children
London Evening Standard,
29 October 2009
As a society, we are obsessed with education. But we seem to have given up on the idea that the person who knows best in the classroom is the teacher.
The teachers who can do no right
The Times (London),
27 October 2009
A report claims that a third of teachers have been falsely accused of wrongdoing. It's time parents recognised their responsibilities. By Frank Furedi.
Terrorised by toddlers
Sunday Times,
25 October 2009
Schools now expel pupils as young as three. Are children so bad? No – it’s adults’ fault.
Make children embrace the boredom
TES,
23 October 2009
Forget gimmicks and 'motivational techniques' - it's time to resurrect the lost art of serious schooling. By Frank Furedi.
Working mums are now seen as suspect
Daily Express,
29 September 2009
Every sensible adult can see there is something terribly wrong when two working mothers are targeted by officialdom for failing to register with Ofsted to complete a criminal record check.
It takes a village to raise a child? Not anymore
spiked,
28 September 2009
Officialdom’s demonisation of two women over their babysitting arrangements is symptomatic of today’s out-of-control child-protection industry.
Review: ‘The Least Worst Place’, by Karen Greenberg
Times Higher Education,
17 September 2009
So how did Guantanamo become “the world’s most notorious prison”? Principally as a result of a Washington-created public-relations own goal.
Getting God to do their dirty work
spiked,
15 September 2009
In seeking to use religion to force people to change their eco-unfriendly behaviour, greens are debasing both religious belief and scientific truth.
Intensive parenting
Society Today,
15 September 2009
In 21st century Britain parenting has become disassociated from childrearing.
Afghanistan: the dangers of a risk-averse war
spiked,
7 September 2009
In continually advertising their fear of suffering casualties on the battlefield, Britain’s rulers are unwittingly strengthening their enemies’ hand.
Precautionary culture and the rise of possibilistic risk assessment
Erasmus Law Review,
4 September 2009
The shift from probabilistic to possibilistic risk management characterises contemporary cultural attitudes towards uncertainty.
Specialist pleading
The Australian,
2 September 2009
One of the most influential contemporary cultural myths is that our era is characterised by the end of deference.
Al-Megrahi and the crisis of political leadership
spiked,
24 August 2009
The British government’s mismanagement of the al-Megrahi affair exposes its utter lack of intellectual, moral and political authority.
Medical labels are slapped on to rambunctious kids
The Australian,
15 August 2009
Why am I not surprised to discover the number of Australian schoolchildren diagnosed with psychological or emotional disorders is increasing at a dramatic rate?
Unspeakable
The American Interest,
13 August 2009
Why the West strains to name its enemy.
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