We often look to the West—with an almost wistful fatalism—for many symbols of progressiveness in societal structures. Schooling is no exception. In Canada, for example, all school-aged children are entitled to a full educational programme regardless of any...
Most parents tend to associate the word “education” with “books,” “school,” and “lessons”—there’s little wonder that this is the case, given the way mainstream schooling permeates the very fabric of education as we know it. Even those just dipping their toes into...
We get to age 18 and we’re expected to decide on a career path or a University degree and we have no idea what we want to do. Some people take a gap year to ‘find themselves’ – and I wonder when they lost themselves. Is this not itself an indictment of the pressures...
According to a recent article in The Straits Times, the education system is now expected to retrain and upskill half a million adults yearly. The problem with this is clear: retraining and upskilling are symptoms of a broken education system. What is the point of a...
School is different these days. …Or so they tell us. If you dare criticise it, you are bound to hear this: “Not MY school. It’s different!” “It’s not all bad,” “It’s not how it used to be,” “You obviously don’t know what school is like these days.” How I dearly wish...
