The 21st Century Learning Initiative
Promoting a Vision, Knowledge, Experience and a Network
What price 'Intelligence'?
Response to Tony Little's book 'An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Education'
This short monograph was written by Neil Richards, a Trustee of the 21st Century Learning Initiative in response to the publication of Tony Little’s book, An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Education.
Battling for the Soul of Education
Moving beyond school reform to educational transformation:
The findings and recommendations of 3 decades of synthesis
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Background
When Kids Come First
When Kids Come First
Foundational Thoughts
“At present there are differences of opinion….for all peoples do not agree as to the things that the young ought to learn, either with a view to virtue or with a view to the best life, nor is it clear whether their studies should be regulated with regard to intellect or with regard to character.” […]
The three-legged stool
Appreciating that home, school and community are each integral parts of a balanced education
Towards a totalitarian education system in England
An authoritative overview of the political changes imposed on English education in the last 30 years
Facing an Inconvenient Truth and Doing something about it
If not since the beginning of time, at least over the past half dozen millennia, older generations concerned about the future wellbeing of their societies have pondered the question (and the mystery) of how young people learn. So profound was Confucius’ observation two and a half thousand years ago; “tell me and I forget, show […]
The 99 Theses on Shaping a Better World
The ninety-nine Theses which follow have been complied from many sources, all of which I hope I’ve acknowledged appropriately in the appendix. They range across many specialised subjects, but they are linked, at least in my mind, to how it is that young people should be educated in a way sufficient to enable them to act responsibly both in their private lives, and as members of a democracy. As the author my task has been to synthesise an array of material into what amounts to ninety-nine separate mini-essays, which together tell a story.
Why did we let it happen?
Thoughts on reading “Towards a Totalitarian Education System in England” by Sir Peter Newsam.
Too Busy to Think
Avoiding being drowned by information Long before emails were invented, and before the days of the fax and 24/7 news, in fact the year I first became a headmaster, an older and wiser man gave me an excellent piece of advice. “Every morning divide the contents of your in-tray into two piles… one for the […]
Meandering
It’s high summer.The days are long, often warm and frequently hot.Thoughts turn to holidays, the chance to relax and meander through a part of the country you don’t know well.You look forward to simply going where the mood takes you. Which, of course, is what our ancestors back in the distant centuries did all the […]
Feasibility Report for Computer Education in Schools
Computer Education in Schools
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