Elena Douglas’ Post

Very important analysis of the performance of Scottish education in terms of equity. Lessons for all Australian states: it’s the curriculum and the instructional model. https://lnkd.in/ge-rTcGZ icommentisfree/2023/dec/10/scottish-schools-have-tumbled-from-top-of-the-class-this-is-what-went-wrong

Scottish schools have tumbled from top of the class. This is what went wrong | Sonia Sodha

Scottish schools have tumbled from top of the class. This is what went wrong | Sonia Sodha

theguardian.com

Kenneth Crowther

Founding Principal of St John Henry Newman College PhD Candidate in Early Modern Literature and Culture

10mo

A brief mention is made of the similarity to the French educational problem of a few decades ago. This article is close to replicating the introduction to E.D. Hirsch’s ‘Why Knowledge Matters’ - but substituting Scotland for France. Hirsch’s book was published a while ago now. And there were plenty before it. Scotland could have saved itself from this if it bothered to read up on these educational trends before drinking the cool aid. Let’s hope Australia does it’s due diligence - thanks to your great work Elena Douglas, it seems like the message is starting to get through.

barry spurr

Literary Editor, at Quadrant Magazine Ltd; formerly Professor of Poetry and Poetics, University of Sydney

10mo

No surprises there. A system and curriculum corrupted by the ratbaggery of wokery. Same here. And an interesting accompanying photo: female teacher and female students. This would be the much-touted 'inclusiveness' and 'diversity' in action, no doubt.

Dr. George Bowen

Economist and Modern Historian -1935 : “The Collapse of the World Order, 1935.”

10mo

And does the Guardian seriously believe that Labour would do better?

Like
Reply
Nigel Lucas McBain

Project Director at Saint Theodore of Canterbury Inc. sttheos.org

10mo

The problem for us is that the Australian curriculum is set along the same lines as the Scottish one. We need your evidence based approach like crazy!

Like
Reply
See more comments

To view or add a comment, sign in

Explore topics