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Frank Furedi in the news
The great myth of me-time
The Times (London),
16 February 2010
Exhausted mothers’ quest for time out is a symptom of our exacting parenting culture. This half term we need to get the balance back into family life. By Jennie Bristow.
Poor parenting ‘blamed for all’
BBC News Online,
16 February 2010
The politicisation of parenting is damaging family relations and education, an academic has warned. By Hannah Richardson, BBC News education and family reporter.
Teachers get lessons in body language
Daily Telegraph,
13 February 2010
School teachers have been told to copy the gestures of their pupils in a bid to get children to like them. By Julie Henry, Education Correspondent.
A five-point programme for policy on education: how do policymakers, parents and teachers fit in?
University of Kent,
28 January 2010
At the British Library on 16 February, Professor Frank Furedi, author of Wasted: Why Education Isn't Educating, set out five key ideas for rescuing education in the twenty-first century.
Review by Alan Ryan
Times Higher Education,
7 January 2010
Wasted: Why Education Isn’t Educating, by Frank Furedi.
Review by John Green
Morning Star,
4 January 2010
Wasted: Why Education Isn’t Educating, by Frank Furedi.
Out with the Aughts: When there’s nothing left to fear
Kelowna.com,
25 December 2009
More than 500 years ago, European explorers sailed into the dark and temperamental ocean, embracing uncertainty in the hopes of turning the unknown into the known.
It’s time to take risks with our children
The Times Alpha Mummy,
2 December 2009
By Jennifer Howze.
So many weird lessons, yet so little time for proper teaching
Observer,
29 November 2009
The government wants to warn children about domestic violence. It would be best to teach them to read and write. By Catherine Bennett.
Schools vet parents for Christmas festivities
Sunday Times,
29 November 2009
Details will be checked against a database of people banned from working with children for sex offences and for other reasons.
Is there such a thing as school phobia?
BBC News Online,
19 November 2009
A school is being asked to apologise to the family of a boy it prosecuted for truancy. The boy was diagnosed as having "school phobia", but what exactly is that?
Themes or subjects: does it matter how children’s learning is structured?
The Guardian (Mortar Board),
19 November 2009
Prince Charles is wary of Ed Balls's curriculum reforms, says one of his advisers. Is he just being old-fashioned, or has he got a point? By Judy Friedberg.
“Gelukstraining op school is pure tijdverspilling”
Knack.be,
17 November 2009
Het belangrijkste wat scholen moeten doen is niet vakken geven en kennis in kinderhoofden proberen te proppen, maar jonge mensen 'vaardigheden' voor het leven aanreiken. Klinkt deze opvatting u bekend in de oren? De Britse socioloog Frank Furedi vindt ze funest en gevaarlijk.
Frank Furedi launches an excoriating attack on our education system and its failings
Observer,
15 November 2009
Review by Rafael Behr.
Tormented by the under fives….
Classroom London,
4 November 2009
Can children as young as 3 years old really cause chaos in the classroom? Are there really 3 year old bullies using violence in schools and intimidating teachers and other pupils?
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