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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?
Why pedagogy is in peril
spiked,
30 October 2009
Frank Furedi talks to Jennie Bristow about the politicisation of education and the crisis of adult authority.
Teachers fight back against false claims of pupil assault
Observer,
25 October 2009
Poll by Association of Teachers and Lecturers reveals that quarter of school staff have faced unfounded accusations.
Motivational gimmicks ‘undermine intellectual content of lessons’
Daily Telegraph,
23 October 2009
Motivational 'fads and gimmicks' used to prevent children becoming bored in the classroom are undermining the intellectual content of lessons, an academic has warned.
Why supermarkets are off their trolleys
The Times (London),
15 October 2009
Over-zealous retailers won’t let parents buy booze — or sometimes even cheese — any more. Why is mistrust our default? By Carol Midgley.
Academic highlights decline in teacher authority
Your Thanet News,
10 October 2009
A leading academic has reignited the debate over the decline in behaviour standards in our schools.
Child Prisoners Of Paranoid Parents
Sky News,
13 August 2009
By Colin Brazier.
Fees fuel campus consumer culture
BBC News Online,
16 March 2009
By Sean Coughlan.
Keeping mum: Julie Myerson on her contoversial new book
Scotland On Sunday,
15 March 2009
By Dani Garavelli.
Our fascination with Jade’s grim reality
Sunday Times,
8 March 2009
Is it the public nature of her dying or is there something about Jade Goody that means we cannot look away? By Margarette Driscoll and Kevin Dowling.
Get a Grip, You’re British
New York Times,
21 February 2009
By Sarah Lyall.
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